Anolis cuprinus

Anolis cuprinus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. cuprinus
Binomial name
	Anolis cuprinus; H.M. Smith, 1964
Synonyms
	Anolis cuprinus; H.M. Smith, 1964; Anolis breedlovei; H.M. Smith & Paulson, 1968; Norops cuprinus; — Guyer & Savage, 1986; Anolis cuprinus; — Liner, 2007;

Last updated June 24, 2025

Anolis cuprinus, also known commonly as the copper anole, the Chiapas anole, and el abaniquillo de Chiapas in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Geographic range

A. cuprinus is found in southeastern Mexico, in the Mexican states of Chiapas and Oaxaca.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. cuprinus is montane cloud forest, but the species has also been found in coffee plantations.^[1]

Description

A cuprinus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.3 cm (2.1 in), with a tail length of 11.2 cm (4.4 in). The dewlap is bright red, and reaches mid-thorax. The interparietal scale is distinctly smaller than the ear opening.^[2]

Reproduction

A. cuprinus is oviparous.^[2]

Etymology

The synonym, A. breedlovei, was named in honor of American botanist Dennis Eugene Breedlove.^[3]

References

1 2 Canseco-Márquez L, Muñoz-Alonso A (2007). "Anolis cuprinus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T64191A12746097. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64191/12746097. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
1 2 3 4 Species Anolis cuprinus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ 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 breedlovei, p. 38).

Casas-Andreu G, Méndez-de la Cruz FR, Aguilar-Miguel X (2004). "Anfibios y Reptiles ". pp. 375–390. In: García-Mendoza AJ, Ordóñez-Díaz MJ, Briones-Sales M (editors) (2004). Biodiversidad de Oaxaca. México, Distrito Federal: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Biología World Wildlife Fund; Oaxaca, Oaxaca: Fondo Oaxaqueño para la Conservación de la Naturaleza. 605 pp. ISBN 9789703220458. (in Spanish).
Smith HM (1964). "A New Anolis from Oaxaca, Mexico". Herpetologica20 (1): 31–33. (Anolis cuprinus, new species).
Smith HM, Paulson DR (1968). "A New Lizard of the scheidi group of Anolis from Mexico". Southwestern Naturalist13 (3): 365–368. (Anolis breedlovei, new species).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 Canseco-Márquez L, Muñoz-Alonso A (2007). "Anolis cuprinus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T64191A12746097. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64191/12746097. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.

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

[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 breedlovei, p. 38).

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