Anolis datzorum is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to Central America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. datzorum
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| Anolis datzorum | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, datzorum (genitive plural), is in honor of German philanthropists Erika Datz and her brother Walter Datz for their support of biodiversity research.[2]
Geographic range
editA. datzorum is found in Costa Rica and Panama.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of A. datzorum is forest, at altitudes of 1,600–2,400 m (5,200–7,900 ft).[1]
Description
editMedium-sized for its genus, A. datzorum may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in). It has relatively short back legs, no enlarged middorsal scales, keeled ventral scales at midbody, a white to yellowish dewlap in males, and an overall greenish coloration.[3]
Behavior
editA. datzorum is terrestrial and semiarboreal.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Nicholson K, Ibáñez R, Köhler G (2020). "Anolis datzorum ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T203088A2760117. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203088/2760117. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo, Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis datzorum, p. 66).
- ^ a b c Species Anolis datzorum at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
edit- Köhler G, Ponce M, Sunyer J, Batista A (2007). "Four New Species of Anoles (Genus Anolis) from the Serranía de Tabasará, West-Central Panama (Squamata: Polychrotidae)". Herpetologica 63 (3): 375–391. (Anolis datzorum, new species).
- Köhler G, Vargas J (2010). "Anolis datzorum Köhler, Ponce, Sunyer & Batista, 2007, an addition to the known herpetofauna of Costa Rica". Herpetozoa 23 (1/2): 95–98.
- Lotzkat S, Köhler J, Hertz A, Köhler G (2010). "Morphology and colouration of male Anolis datzorum (Squamata: Polychrotidae)". Salamandra 46 (1): 48–52.
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