Anolis milleri

Anolis milleri
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. milleri
Binomial name
Anolis milleri H.M. Smith, 1950
Synonyms [2]
Norops milleri H.M. Smith, 1950

Anolis milleri, also known commonly as Miller's anole and el albaniquillo de Miller in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to southern Mexico. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, milleri, is in honor of ethnologist Walter S. Miller, who collected herpetological specimens in Mexico. ^{[3] : 178}

Geographic distribution

Anolis milleri is endemic to the Mexican state of Oaxaca. ^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Anolis milleri is forest. ^[1]

Reproduction

Anolis milleri is oviparous. ^[2]

Taxonomy

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

References

1. Campbell, J.A.; Flores-Villela, O. (2007). "Anolis milleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T64204A12751751. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64204A12751751.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Species Anolis milleri 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

• Smith, H.M.; Taylor, E.H. (1950). "An Annotated Checklist and Key to the Reptiles of Mexico Exclusive of the Snakes". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 199: 1–253. (Anolis milleri, new species, p. 64).