Anolis campbelli

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Anolis campbelli
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. campbelli
Binomial name
Anolis campbelli
Synonyms [2]
  • Norops campbelli
    G. Köhler & E.N. Smith, 2008
  • Anolis campbelli
    Poe et al., 2017

Anolis campbelli is an endangered species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to Guatemala and extreme southeastern Mexico.

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Etymology

The specific name, campbelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Jonathan A. Campbell. [3]

Geographic range

A. campbelli is found in western Guatemala and in the adjacent Mexican state of Chiapas. [1] [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. campbelli is forest, at altitudes of 1,540–1,660 m (5,050–5,450 ft). [1]

Reproduction

A. campbelli is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Acevedo M, Johnson J, Ariano-Sánchez D (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T203081A2760007.en. Accessed on 05 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Anolis campbelli 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 campbelli, p. 46).

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