Anolis carpenteri

Carpenter's anole
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. carpenteri
Binomial name
Anolis carpenteri A.A. Echelle, A.F. Echelle & Fitch, 1971
Synonyms [2] [3]
Anolis carpenteri A.A. Echelle, A.F. Echelle & Fitch, 1971 Norops carpenteri — Guyer & J.M. Savage, 1986

Anolis carpenteri, also known commonly as Carpenter's anole or the carpenter anole ^[1] is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Central America.

Etymology

The specific name, carpenteri, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Congden Carpenter. ^[4]

Description

A. carpenteri is a small, green lizard with an orange dewlap and smooth ventral scales.^{[ citation needed ]}

Habitat

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Geographic range

A. carpenteri is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. ^[1] In Costa Rica it is found in Amistad Caribe, Huetar Norte, Cordillera Volcanica Central, Guanacaste, Tortuguero. ^[5]

The type locality is Río Reventazón, Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica. ^[3]

Diet

A. carpenteri feeds on arthropods, primarily insects. ^[6]

Reproduction

A. carpenteri is oviparous. ^[3]

References

1. Sunyer, J.; Vargas, J.; García Rodríguez, A.; Batista, A.; Acosta Chaves, V.; Mayer, G.C. (2020). "Anolis carpenteri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T178725A1543357. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T178725A1543357.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. Echelle AA, Echelle AF, Fitch HS (1971). "A new anole from Costa Rica". Herpetologica27 (3): 354-362. (Anolis carpenteri, new species).
3. Species Anolis carpenteri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
4. 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 carpenteri, p. 48).
5. Savage JM, Villa J (1986). "An Introduction to the Herpetofauna of Costa Rica". Soc. Stud. Amphib. Rept. Contrib. Herpetol. No. 3. viii + 207 pp.
6. Chaco, Federico Munoz (2007). "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 Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine . (in Spanish).

Further reading

• Guyer C, Savage JM (1986). "Cladistic relationships among anoles (Sauria: Iguanidae)". Systematic Zoology35: 509-531. (Norops carpenteri, new combination).
• Köhler G (2000). Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas, Band 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen [= Central American Reptiles and Amphibians, Volume 1: Crocodiles, Turtles, Lizards]. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton. 158 pp. ISBN   3-9806214-0-5. (in German).
• Savage JM (2002). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. 954 pp. ISBN   0-226-73537-0.