Anolis mariarum

Anolis mariarum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. mariarum
Binomial name
Anolis mariarum Barbour, 1932
Synonyms [2]
Norops mariarum (Barbour, 1932)

Anolis mariarum, also known commonly as the blemished anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Colombia. ^[2]

Geographic range

Anolis mariarum is found in central northwestern Colombia, in the department of Antioquia. ^{[1] [2]}

Etymology

The specific name, mariarum (Latin, genitive, plural), is in honor of two Roman Catholic monks, Brother Apolinar Maria (1877–1949) and Brother Nicéforo Maria (1888–1980). ^{[3] : 169}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Anolis mariarum is forest, at altitudes of 1,300–2,900 m (4,300–9,500 ft), but it has also been found in disturbed areas such as city parks and forest edges. ^[1]

Reproduction

Anolis mariarum is oviparous. ^[2]

Taxonomy

Anolis mariarum is a member of the Anolis auratus species group. ^[2]

References

1. Castañeda, M.R.; Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P.; Velasco, J.; Bock, B. (2019). "Anolis mariarum ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T44577482A44577489. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44577482/44577489. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
2. Species Anolis mariarum 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. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5.

Further reading

• Barbour, T. (1932). "New Anoles". Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club. 12: 97–102. (Anolis mariarum, new species).
• Bock, Brian; Ortega, Angela; Zapata, Ana María; Páez, Vivian P. (2009). "Microgeographic body size variation in a high elevation Andean anole (Anolis marirum: Squamata, Polychrotidae)". Revista de Biología Tropical. 57 (4): 1253–1262. PMID   20073350.
• Bock, B.C.; Zapata, A.M.; Páez, V.P. (2010). "Survivorship rates of adult Anolis mariarum (Squamata: Polychrotidae) in two populations with differing mean and asymptomatic body sizes". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo. 50 (3): 43–50. doi:10.1590/S0031-10492010000300001.
• Grisales-Martínez, F.A.; Velasco, J.A.; Bolívar, W.; Williams, E.E.; Daza, J.M. (2017). "The taxonomic status and phylogenetic status of some poorly known Anolis species from the Andes of Colombia with the description of a nomen nudum taxon". Zootaxa. 4303 (2): 213–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4303.2.2. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).