''Anolis boulengerianus'', also known
commonly as the Tehuantepec anole, is a
species of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
in the
family Dactyloidae. The species is
endemic to the
Mexican
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state of
Oaxaca.
Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''boulengerianus'', is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist
George Albert Boulenger
George Albert Boulenger (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Boulenger was also an active botani ...
.
[ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Anolis boulengerianus'', p. 34).]
Geographic range
''A. boulengerianus'' is found in southeastern Oaxaca.
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Habitat
The preferred natural
habitat of ''A. boulengerianus'' is
forest.
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Description
Moderate-sized for its genus, ''A. boulengerianus'' may attain a snout-to-vent length of in males. Females are about 10% smaller.[
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Reproduction
''A. boulengerianus'' is oviparous
Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and ...
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References
Further reading
* Köhler G, Trejo Pérez RG, Peterson CBP, Méndez de la Cruz FR (2014). "A revision of the Mexican ''Anolis'' (Reptilia, Squamata, Dactyloidae) from the Pacific versant west of the Isthmus de Tehuantepec in the states of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Puebla, with the description of six new species". ''Zootaxa'' 3862 (1): 1–210. (''Anolis boulengerianus'', p. 103).
* Mata-Silva V, Johnson JD, Wilson LD, García-Padilla E (2015). "The herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: composition, physiographic distribution, and conservation status". ''Mesoamerican Herpetology'' 2 (1): 6–62.
* Thominot A (1887). "''Description de trois espèces nouvelles d' ''Anolis'' et d'un amphisbænian'' ". ''Bulletin de la Societé Philomatique de Paris, Septième Série'' Seventh Series11: 182–190. (''Anolis boulengerianus'', new species, pp. 182–183). (in French).
Anoles
Endemic reptiles of Mexico
Reptiles described in 1887
Taxa named by Alexandre Thominot
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