Anolis hobartsmithi

Anolis hobartsmithi
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. hobartsmithi
Binomial name
	Anolis hobartsmithi; Nieto-Montes de Oca, 2001

Last updated February 17, 2025

Anolis hobartsmithi, also known commonly as Hobart Smith's anole, the north Chiapas anole, and el abanquillo de Hobart Smith in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to Mexico.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, hobartsmithi, is in honor of American herpetologist Hobart Muir Smith.^[3]

Geographic range

A. hobartsmithi is endemic to the Mexican state of Chiapas.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. hobartsmithi is forest, but it has also been found in agricultural areas.^[1] The holotype was collected at an altitude of about 2,000 m (6,600 ft).^[2]

Reproduction

A. hobartsmithi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2007). "Anolis hobartsmithi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T64197A12747051. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64197A12747051.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Species Anolis hobartsmithi 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 hobartsmithi, p. 124).

Heimes P (2022). Lizards of Mexico. Part I. Iguanian lizards. Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. 2. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 448 pp. ISBN 978-3-89973-101-9.
Nieto-Montes de Oca A (2001). "The systematics of Anolis hobartsmithi (Squamata: Polychrotidae), another species of the Anolis schiedii group from Chiapas, Mexico". In: Johnson JD, Webb RG, Flores-Villela OA (2021). Mesoamerican Herpetology: Systematics, Zoogeography, and Conservation. El Paso, Texas: University of Texas at El Paso. 200 pp. (Anolis hobartsmithi, new species).

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2007). "Anolis hobartsmithi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T64197A12747051. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64197A12747051.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Species Anolis hobartsmithi 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 hobartsmithi, p. 124).

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