Anolis boulengerianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. boulengerianus
Binomial name
Anolis boulengerianus
Thominot, 1887
Synonyms[2]
  • Anolis boulengerianus
    Thominot, 1887
  • Anolis nebulosus
    — Barbour, 1934 (part)
  • Anolis isthmicus
    Fitch, 1978
  • Norops isthmicus
    — Liner, 1994
  • Anolis boulengerianus
    — G. Köhler et al., 2014

Anolis boulengerianus, also known commonly as the Tehuantepec anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the Mexican state of Oaxaca.

Etymology

The specific name, boulengerianus, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[3]

Geographic range

A. boulengerianus is found in southeastern Oaxaca.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. boulengerianus is forest.[1]

Description

Moderate-sized for its genus, A. boulengerianus may attain a snout-to-vent length of 5.6 cm (2.2 in) in males. Females are about 10% smaller.[2]

Reproduction

A. boulengerianus is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Campbell JA, Flores-Villela O (2007). "Anolis boulengerianus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T64198A12747214. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64198/12747214. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Species Anolis boulengerianus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
  3. ^ 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 boulengerianus, p. 34).

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