Anolis serranoi

Anolis serranoi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. serranoi
Binomial name
	Anolis serranoi; (G. Köhler, 1999)
Synonyms
	Anolis biporcatus; — Oeser, 1933; (partim); Anolis lemurinus bourgeaei; — Mertens, 1952; (partim); Norops lemurinus; — Villa, 1988; (partim); Norops serranoi; G. Köhler, 1999; Anolis serranoi; — Liner, 2007;

Last updated June 24, 2025

Anolis serranoi, Serrano's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Central America.

Etymology

The specific name, serranoi, is in honor of Dr. Francisco Serrano, a biologist and conservationist in El Salvador.^[3]

Geographic range

A. serranoi inhabits areas at up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) altitude along the Pacific shores of Central America from Chiapas, Mexico, through Guatemala, to El Salvador.^{[ citation needed ]}

Description

A. serranoi has long hind limbs, a divided prenasal scale, and a red dewlap in adult males.^{[ citation needed ]}

Reproduction

A. serranoi is oviparous.^[2]

References

↑ Campbell, J. & Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2020). "Anolis serranoi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T197441A2483887. . Downloaded on 29 March 2021.https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/197441/2483887
1 2 "Anolis serranoi ". 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 serranoi, p. 241).

Johnson JD, Mata-Silva V, García-Padilla E, Wilson LD (2015). "The Herpetofauna of Chiapas, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology2 (3): 272–329.
Köhler G (1999). "Eine neue Saumfingerart der Gattung Norops von der Pazifikseite des nördlichen Mittelamerika ". Salamandra35 (1): 37–52. (Norops serranoi, new species). (in German, with abstracts in English and Spanish).

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[1] Campbell, J. & Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2020). "Anolis serranoi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T197441A2483887. . Downloaded on 29 March 2021.https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/197441/2483887

[RDB-2] 1 2 "Anolis serranoi ". 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 serranoi, p. 241).

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