Anolis lemurinus

Anolis lemurinus
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. lemurinus
Binomial name
Anolis lemurinus Cope, 1861

Anolis lemurinus, the ghost anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. ^[2]

Description

In the A. lemurinus group, females exhibit polymorphic dewlap coloration, as opposed to the monomorphic male dewlaps. Female dewlap color varies regionally, possibly correlating with body size and showing greater similarity among nearby populations. ^[3]

References

1. Acosta Chaves, V., Batista, A., Chaves, G., Ibáñez, R., Köhler, G., Lamar, W. & Sunyer, J. (2020). "Anolis lemurinus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T197437A2483513. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/197437/2483513. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
2. "Anolis lemurinus". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=lemurinus
3. White, Brittney A.; Prado-Irwin, Sofia R.; Gray, Levi N. (2019-07-03). "FEMALE SIGNAL VARIATION IN THE ANOLIS LEMURINUS GROUP". Breviora. 564 (1): 1. doi:10.3099/0006-9698-564.1.1. ISSN   0006-9698.