Anolis fraseri

Anolis fraseri
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. fraseri
Binomial name
	Anolis fraseri; Günther, 1859
Synonyms
	Anolis fraseri; Günther, 1859; Anolis de Villei; Boulenger, 1880; Anolis fraseri; — Boulenger, 1885; Dactyloa fraseri; — Nicholson et al., 2012;

Last updated June 24, 2025

Anolis fraseri, also known commonly as Fraser's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, fraseri, is in honor of British zoologist Louis Fraser.^[3]

Geographic range

A. fraseri is found in Colombia and Ecuador.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. fraseri is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,700 m (1,300–5,600 ft).^[1]

Description

Large for its genus, A. fraseri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11 cm (4.3 in), plus a tail length of 27 cm (11 in). The legs are long, especially the hind legs.^[4]

Behavior

A. fraseri is arboreal, perching high in trees.^[1]

Reproduction

A. fraseri is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Castañeda MR, Castro F, Mayer GC (2020). "Anolis fraseri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T178282A18969846. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178282/18969846. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
1 2 3 Species Anolis fraseri 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 fraseri, p. 94).
↑ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Anolis fraseri, p. 65 + Plate IV).

Boulenger GA (1880). "Reptiles et Batraciens recueillis par M. Émile de Ville dan les Andes de l'Équateur ". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France5: 41–48. (Anolis de Villei, new species, p. 42). (in French).
Günther A (1859). "Second List of Cold-blooded Vertebrata collected by Mr. Fraser in the Andes of Western Ecuador". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London1859: 402–422. (Anolis fraseri, new species, pp. 407–408).
Nicholson KE, Crother BI, Guyer C, Savage JM (2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Zootaxa3477: 1–108. (Dactyloa fraseri, new combination).
Williams EE (1966). "South American anoles: Anolis biporcatus and Anoli fraseri (Sauria, Iguanidae) compared". Breviora (239): 1–14.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 Castañeda MR, Castro F, Mayer GC (2020). "Anolis fraseri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T178282A18969846. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178282/18969846. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Species Anolis fraseri 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 fraseri, p. 94).

[4] Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Anolis fraseri, p. 65 + Plate IV).

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