Anolis fuscoauratus
| Anolis fuscoauratus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Polychrotidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. fuscoauratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis fuscoauratus d’Orbigny in A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837[1] | |
Anolis fuscoauratus, commonly known as the slender anole, slender Amazon anole, or brown-eared anole,[2] is a species of anole endemic to northern South America.
Described as a new species in 1837, in 2009 it was discovered in the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil.[3]
The specific name, fuscoauratus, comes from the Latin roots fuscus (combining form, fusco-) meaning "dark" and auratus meaning "golden". The name is attributed to the lizard's morphologic characteristics in that its color is dark gold.
See also
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- ↑ Anolis fuscoauratus, The Reptile Database.
- ↑ Slender Anole, Wild Herps.
- ↑ New Lizard found in Brazil reserve, World Land Trust.
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ, ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. ("Anolis fusco-auratus", pp. 48-49).
- d'Orbigny A. 1837. In Duméril AMC, Bibron G. 1837. Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome quatrième [Volume 4]. Paris: Roret. ii + 571 pp. + errata et emendenda. ("Anolis fusco-auratus. D'Orbigny.", new species, pp. 110-111). (in French).