Anolis matudai

Anolis matudai
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. matudai
Binomial name
	Anolis matudai; H.M. Smith, 1956
Synonyms
	Norops matudai; (H.M. Smith, 1956);

Last updated July 20, 2025

Anolis matudai, also known commonly as Matuda's anole and el abaniquillo de Matuda or el anolis de Matuda in New World Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to parts of Middle America.

Etymology

The specific name, matudai, is in honor of Japanese-Mexican botanist Eizi Matuda.^[3]^: 171

Geographic distribution

Anolis matudai is found in Guatemala and in southeastern Mexico (Chiapas state).^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Anolis matudai is forest, but it has also been found in coffee plantations.^[1]

Reproduction

Anolis matudai is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Canseco-Márquez L, Muñoz-Alonso A, Acevedo M, Flores-Villela O (2020). "Anolis matudai ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T197452A2485164. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/197452/2485164. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
1 2 3 Species Anolis matudai 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. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Heimes, P. (2022). Lizards of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. 2: Part I. Iguanian Lizards. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3-89973-101-9. 448 pp.
Smith, H.M. (1956). "A New Anole (Reptilia: Squamata) from Chiapas, Mexico". Herpetologica. 12 (1): 1–2. (Anolis matudai, new species).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 Canseco-Márquez L, Muñoz-Alonso A, Acevedo M, Flores-Villela O (2020). "Anolis matudai ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T197452A2485164. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/197452/2485164. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Species Anolis matudai 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.

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