Anolis amplisquamosus

Taxonavigation

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 amplisquamosus

Name

Anolis amplisquamosus (McCranie, Wilson & Williams, 1993)

Type locality: adult male from El Cusuco (15°31‘N, 88°12’W), a finca located 5.6 km WSW Buenos Aires, 1550 m elevation, Sierra de Omoa, Departamento de Cortes, Honduras (Fig. 4), collected 22 May 1980 by James R. McCranie and Larry David Wilson.

Holotype: KU, 219924.

Paratypes. — KU, 219925-30, all adult males, KU 219931-36, all subadult males, KU, 219937-47, all adult females, KU, 219948-49, all subadult females, all from the type locality, 1530-1720 m elevation.

Synonyms

• Norops amplisquamosus McCranie, Wilson & Williams, 1993

References

• McCranie J.R.; Wilson L.D.; Williams K.L. 1992: A new species of anole of the Norops crassulus group (Sauria: Polychridae) from northwestern Honduras. Caribbean Journal of Science. 28(3-4): 208–215. Full article
• Köhler, G. 2000: Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas, Bd. 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen. Herpeton Verlag, Offenbach, 158 pp.
• Townsend, Josiah H.; Larry David Wilson 2009: New Species of Cloud Forest Anolis (Squamata: Polychrotidae) in the crassulus Group from Parque Nacional Montaña de Yoro, Honduras. Copeia, 2009(1): 62–70
• IUCN: Anolis amplisquamosus (McCranie, Wilson & Williams, 1993) (Endangered)