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List Of Lizards Of Colombia
The 238 lizard species found in Colombia represent 13 families. Corytophanidae Hoplocercidae Iguanidae Dactyloidae Tropiduridae Iguania Images Image:Basiliscus basiliscus.jpg, Common Basilisk (''Basiliscus basiliscus'') Image:Corytophanes cristatus.jpg, Helmeted Iguana (''Corytophanes cristatus'') Image:Enyalioides praestabilis male.jpg, Blue-spotted Wood Lizard (''Enyalioides praestabilis'') Image:Ctenosaura male close-up.jpg, Black Iguana (''Ctenosaura similis'') Image:Grüner Leguan.jpg, Green Iguana (''Iguana iguana'') Image:Anolis fitchi (male).jpg, Fitch's Anole (''Dactyloa fitchi'') Image:Anolis gorgonae MatthewGable.JPG, Blue Anole (''Dactyloa gorgonae'') Image:Norops auratus.jpg, Grass Anole (''Norops auratus'') Image:Anolis biporcatus, Costa Rica.JPG, Neotropical Green Anole (''Norops biporcatus'') Image:Norops mariarum.jpg, Blemished Anole (''Norops mariarum'') Image:Norops vittigerus01.jpg, Garland Anole (''Norops vittigerus'') Image:Polychrus marmoratus.jp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá, the country's largest city. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi), and has a population of 52 million. Colombia's cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a Spanish colony, fusing cultural elements brought by immigration from Europe and the Middle East, with those brought by enslaved Africans, as well as with those of the various Amerindian civilizations that predate colonization. Spanish is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anolis Gorgonae
The blue anole (''Anolis gorgonae'') falls into the genus Dactyloa, which are all highly arboreal, but differ in size, coloration, and perch preferences. The blue anole specifically occupies higher perches. It is also a small species of dactyloid lizard. It is near-threatened and found only on the island of Gorgona, in the Colombian Pacific. Description Both sexes of this anole are overall pure blue, which is very rare in lizards. The male's dewlap is pure white. At least some individuals have a series of darker mottled spots on the head and neck. The blue anole, is unique among all anoles because of their bright blue color, their size; smaller, and are slimmer than the other Dactyloa. The blue anole is mostly found within an inhabited area on the island, where they were seen to be in open branches of the trees. They also like to be on the trunks of trees.Phillips, Burton, Womack, Pulver, & Nicholson. (2019). Biogeography, Systematics, and Ecomorphology of Pacific Island Anole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemidactylus Palaichthus
__NOTOC__ ''Hemidactylus'' is a genus of the common gecko family, Gekkonidae. It has 189 described species, newfound ones being described every few years. These geckos are found in all the tropical regions of the world, extending into the subtropical parts of Africa and Europe. They excel in colonizing oceanic islands by rafting on flotsam, and are for example found across most of Polynesia. In some archipelagoes, cryptic species complexes are found.Lizards of the World (2004): Hemidactylus'. Version of 2004-FEB-08. Retrieved 2009-APR-04. Geckos like to live in and out of houses. They have been introduced to Australia. The species are typically known as house geckos, due to their readiness to adapt to and coexist with humans, and can be easily encountered in human habitations. This genus was originally established by Lorenz Oken in 1817 for the species at that time known as ''Hemidactylus tuberculosus'', and now described as the tropical house gecko (''Hemidactylus mabouia'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemidactylus Mabouia
The tropical house gecko, Afro-American house gecko or cosmopolitan house gecko (''Hemidactylus mabouia'') is a species of house gecko native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is also currently found in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean, where it has been inadvertently introduced by humans. Description This species can attain a maximum length, from snout to vent, of 12.7 cm (5 in). Being nocturnal, it has very large eyes which are useful in spotting prey in low light conditions. It can change color (slowly) from light brown to a darker brown to better match its surroundings. Diet Its diet is varied, and includes animals such as isopods, centipedes, spiders, scorpions, cockroaches, beetles, moths, flies, mosquitoes, anoles and other geckos with the most important element being Orthoptera species. Vocalization As with many gecko species, it has the ability to vocalize. Its vocalizations range from quiet peeps to rapid short squeaking sounds. They may be heard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemidactylus Frenatus
The common house gecko (''Hemidactylus frenatus'') is a gecko native to South and Southeast Asia. It is also known as the Asian house gecko, Pacific house gecko, wall gecko, house lizard, tayoto, chipkali or moon lizard. Most geckos are nocturnal, hiding during the day and foraging for insects at night. They can be seen climbing walls of houses and other buildings in search of insects attracted to porch lights, and are immediately recognisable by their characteristic chirping. They grow to a length of between , and live for about 7 years. These small geckos are non-venomous and not harmful to humans. Most medium-sized to large geckos are docile, but may bite if distressed, which can pierce skin. The common house gecko is tropical, and thrives in warm, humid areas where it can crawl around on rotting wood in search of the insects it eats, as well as within urban landscapes in warm climates. The animal is very adaptable and may prey on insects and spiders, displacing other gecko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemidactylus Brookii
''Hemidactylus brookii'', also known commonly as Brooke's house gecko and the spotted house gecko, is a widespread species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. Etymology The specific name, ''brookii'', is in honor of British adventurer James Brooke. Description Snout somewhat longer than the distance between the eye and the ear-opening, nearly twice the diameter of the orbit; forehead concave; ear-opening small, oval, vertical, about one third the diameter of the eye; on the occiput very small round tubercles. Rostral quadrangular, with a median cleft; nostril bordered by the rostral, the first upper labial and three nasals, the upper not in contact with its fellow. Eight to ten upper and seven to nine lower labials; mental large, triangular; two or three pair of chin-shields, median forming - a suture. Scales of the throat granular. Body covered with small granules, intermixed with large keeled trihedral tubercles, arranged in 16-20 longitudinal series, the keels of the outer on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 64 genera. Members of the Gekkonidae comprise many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (''Hemidactylus''), tokay geckos (''Gekko''), day geckos (''Phelsuma''), mourning geckos (''Lepidodactylus'') and dtellas (''Gehyra''). Gekkonid geckos occur globally and are particularly species-rich in tropical areas. Hemidactylus geckos are one of the most species-rich and widely distributed of all reptile genera. Carranza, S., and E. .. Arnold. "Systematics, Biogeography, and Evolution of Hemidactylus Geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) Elucidated Using Mitochondrial DNA Sequences." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 38, no. 2, Elsevier Inc, 2006, pp. 531–45, . Fossils The earliest known gekkonidae fossil record '' Yantarogekko'' was found in Eocene-Aged Baltic amber. Distribution Species within the Gekkonidae family can be located in every warm land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uracentron Flaviceps
''Uracentron flaviceps'', the tropical thornytail iguana or Amazon thornytail iguana is an elusive species of medium-sized arboreal lizard found in the tropical lowlands of the Amazon Rainforest. The species was described by French zoologist Alphone Guichenot in 1855.http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Uracentron&species=flaviceps, The Reptile Database - Uracentron Flaviceps They are considered to be ant specialists and exhibit communal nesting and a harem-style breeding system in which one male mates with and attends to multiple females. Study of this species has been impeded by difficulties collecting and observing them. Taxonomy The species was originally named ''Doryphorus flaviceps'' by Guichenot in 1855. Since its original identification, the species has undergone a number of taxonomic changes. In 1881, it was renamed ''Uranocentrum flaviceps'' by O'Shaughnessy. This change did not last very long and the name was changed to ''Urocentron castor'' in 1885. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uracentron Azureum
The green thornytail iguana (''Uracentron azureum'') is an arboreal species of lizard from the Amazon rainforest and forests in the Guiana Shield. It is found in Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, northeastern Peru, southern Venezuela, and northern Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ....''Uracentron azureum'' Reptile DatabaseAvila-Pires (1995). ''Lizards of Brazilian Amazonia (Reptilia: Squamata).'' Zoologische Verhandelingen 299(1): 1-706 In addition to the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropidurus
''Tropidurus'' is a genus of reptiles. The genus includes many species of Neotropical ground lizards (family Tropiduridae). ''Tropidurus'' is the type genus of the family Tropiduridae. Geographic range and habitat Species in the genus ''Tropidurus'' are found on the South American mainland, especially in the Amazon Rainforest, but also in more arid regions. Common name No widely common name is used solely for species of the genus ''Tropidurus''. In their native range, they are simply called "Lagartixa" as are most similar animals. If anything, the Brazilian term ''calango'' is used to particularly refer to lizards of the genus ''Tropidurus''. Taxonomy The genus ''Tropidurus'' contains 30 described species, but new ones continue to be discovered. An additional seven species—the Galápagos lava lizards endemic to the Galápagos Islands—are sometimes placed here, too, but more commonly separated in the genus ''Microlophus'', instead. Similarly, the green thornytail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stenocercus
''Stenocercus'' is a genus of South American lizards, commonly called whorltail iguanas, of the family Tropiduridae. This genus has 80 valid described species. Geographic range The greatest species richness is in Ecuador and Peru, but members of the genus ''Stenocercus'' are also found in Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina. Species The following 80 species are recognized, listed alphabetically by scientific name.''Stenocercus'' The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Stenocercus aculeatus'' ( O’Shaughn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plica (lizard)
''Plica'' is a genus of Tropiduridae, tropidurid lizards found in South America and the Caribbean. Species in the genus ''Plica'' are arboreal, medium-sized lizards. Taxonomy For a long time, the genus ''Plica'' was considered to include four species: two relatively widespread ones (Plica plica, ''P. plica'' and Plica umbra, ''P. umbra'') and two tepuis-associated species with narrow distributions (Plica lumaria, ''P. lumaria'' and Plica pansticta, ''P. pansticta''). However, recent research has shown that ''P. plica'' is a cryptic species complex, and four new species were described in 2013. The species count will likely increase as there are still several undescribed species. Species The currently recognized species are the following:. * ''Plica lumaria'' * ''Plica pansticta'' * ''Plica plica'' – collared tree runner, tree runner * ''Plica umbra'' – blue-lipped tree lizard, harlequin racerunner Formerly included in ''Plica plica'': * ''Plica caribeana'' – Caribbea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
