Anolis boulengerianus

Anolis boulengerianus
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. boulengerianus
Binomial name
	Anolis boulengerianus; Thominot, 1887
Synonyms
	Anolis boulengerianus; Thominot, 1887; Anolis nebulosus; — Barbour, 1934 (part); Anolis isthmicus; Fitch, 1978; Norops isthmicus; — Liner, 1994; Anolis boulengerianus; — G. Köhler et al., 2014;

Last updated June 24, 2025

Anolis boulengerianus, also known commonly as the Tehuantepec anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the Mexican state of Oaxaca.

Etymology

The specific name, boulengerianus, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.^[3]

Geographic range

A. boulengerianus is found in southeastern Oaxaca.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. boulengerianus is forest.^[1]

Description

Moderate-sized for its genus, A. boulengerianus may attain a snout-to-vent length of 5.6 cm (2.2 in) in males. Females are about 10% smaller.^[2]

Reproduction

A. boulengerianus is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Campbell JA, Flores-Villela O (2007). "Anolis boulengerianus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T64198A12747214. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64198/12747214. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
1 2 3 4 Species Anolis boulengerianus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
↑ 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 boulengerianus, p. 34).

Köhler G, Trejo Pérez RG, Peterson CBP, Méndez de la Cruz FR (2014). "A revision of the Mexican Anolis (Reptilia, Squamata, Dactyloidae) from the Pacific versant west of the Isthmus de Tehuantepec in the states of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Puebla, with the description of six new species". Zootaxa3862 (1): 1–210. (Anolis boulengerianus, p. 103).
Mata-Silva V, Johnson JD, Wilson LD, García-Padilla E (2015). "The herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: composition, physiographic distribution, and conservation status". Mesoamerican Herpetology2 (1): 6–62.
Thominot A (1887). "Description de trois espèces nouvelles d' Anolis et d'un amphisbænian ". Bulletin de la Societé Philomatique de Paris, Septième Série [= Seventh Series] 11: 182–190. (Anolis boulengerianus, new species, pp. 182–183). (in French).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 Campbell JA, Flores-Villela O (2007). "Anolis boulengerianus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T64198A12747214. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64198/12747214. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Species Anolis boulengerianus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org

[3] 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 boulengerianus, p. 34).

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