Carpenter's Anole
| Carpenter's Anole | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | Norops |
| Species: | N. carpenteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Norops carpenteri Echelle, Echelle and Fitch, 1971 | |
Carpenter's Anole, Norops carpenteri, Echelle, Echelle and Fitch, 1971 (as Anolis carpenteri)[1][2] is a small, green lizard with an orange dewlap and smooth ventrals, found in the Rio Reventazón, Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica. Carpenter's anole prefers relatively open habitat in the lowland interface between land and watercourses, and is adapted for climbing on lichen-covered rocks, tree trunks, and shrubs. It is found in Amistad Caribe, Huetar Norte, Cordillera Volcanica Central, Guanacaste, Tortuguero; outside Costa Rica it is found from northwestern Colombia to Costa Rica.[3] They feed on arthropods, primarily insects.[4] Scientifically, Carpenter's anole is classified in Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Reptilia, Order Squamata, Family Polychrotidae.
References
- ↑ Echelle, A.A., A.F. Echelle and H.S. Fitch. 1971. A new anole from Costa Rica. Herpetologica 27(3): 354-362.
- ↑ See discussion of the validity of the genus Norops at the Wikipedia page Norops.
- ↑ Savage, J. M., & Villa, J. (1986). An Introduction to the Herpetofauna of Costa Rica. Soc. Stud. Amphib. Rept. Contrib. Herpetol. No. 3, viii + 207 pp.
- ↑ Chaco, Federico Munoz: Norops carpenteri Echelle et al., 1971 (Lagartija, anolis; Inglés: Anole lizard), http://darnis.inbio.ac.cr/ubis/FMPro?-DB=UBIPUB.fp3&-lay=WebAll&-error=norec.html&-Format=detail.html&-Op=eq&id=3571&-Find, 2007.