Norops serranoi

Norops serranoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Polychrotidae
Genus: Norops
Species: N. serranoi
Binomial name
Norops serranoi
G. Köhler, 1999
Synonyms[1]
  • Norops serranoi
    G. Köhler, 1999
  • Anolis serranoi
    — Liner, 2007
  • Norops serranoi
    — Nicholson et al., 2012

Norops serranoi is a species of lizard in the family Polychrotidae.

Etymology

The specific name, serranoi, is in honor of Dr. Francisco Serrano, a biologist and conservationist in El Salvador.[2]

Geographic range

N. serranoi inhabits areas at up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) altitude along the Pacific shores of Central America from Chiapas, Mexico, through Guatemala, to El Salvador.

Description

N. serranoi has long hind limbs, a divided prenasal scale, and a red dewlap in adult males.

References

  1. ↑ "Anolis serranoi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ↑ 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 serranoi, p. 241).

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