Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Iguania 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania

Familia: Dactyloidae
Subfamilia: Anolinae
Genus: Anolis
Species: Anolis altae

Name

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Anolis altae Dunn, 1930: 22

Type locality: Finca Acosta, Volcán Barba, Costa Rica, 7000 ft. elevation [= in the Cantón de Santa Barbara, Provincia de Heredia, at 2,133 m. elevation on the southwestern slope of Volcán Barba on main road from Alajuela to Varablanca via the Desengaño pass].

Holotype: MCZ, 29385.

Synonyms

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  • Anolis altae Dunn 1930: 22
  • Anolis achilles Taylor 1956
  • Anolis altae — Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970: 47

References

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  • Dunn, E.R. 1930: Notes on Central American Anolis. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club, 12: 15–24
  • Taylor, E.H. 1956: A review of the lizards of Costa Rica. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 38 (part 1): 3–322
  • Peters, James A. & Donoso-Barros, Roberto 1970: Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata: Part II. Lizards and Amphisbaenians. Bull. US Natl. Mus. 297: 293 pp.
  • Köhler, G. 2003: Reptiles of Central America. Herpeton Verlag, 367 pp. [review in Copeia, 2004: 429]
  • IUCN: Anolis altae Dunn, 1930 (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

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English: High Anole