Anolis beckeri

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Anolis beckeri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. beckeri
Binomial name
Anolis beckeri
Boulenger, 1881
Synonyms [2]

Anolis beckeri, also known commonly as Becker's anole and Becker's lichen anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to Central America and southern North America.

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Etymology

The specific name, beckeri, is in honor of Belgian arachnologist Léon Becker. [3]

Geographic range

A. beckeri is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, southeastern Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz), and northern Nicaragua. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. beckeri is forest, at altitudes of 2–900 m (6.6–2,952.8 ft). [1]

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, A. beckeri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6 cm (2.4 in). The tail is relatively short, 1–1.5 times SVL. [2]

Behavior

A. beckeri is arboreal. [1]

Reproduction

A. beckeri is oviparous. [2] Eggs are laid high in trees, in epiphytic bromeliads, and the adult female displays some parental care. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Köhler G, Sunyer J (2020). "Anolis beckeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T203079A2759993. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203079/2759993. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Anolis beckeri ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=beckeri
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis beckeri, p. 21).
  4. Owens et al. (2016).

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