''Anolis capito'', the bighead anole, is a
species of lizard in the
family Dactyloidae. The species is found in
Mexico,
Guatemala
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,
Belize,
Honduras
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,
Nicaragua,
Costa Rica
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, and
Panama.
["''Anolis capito''". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=capito]
Although they are active all day, it seems that these enigmatic anoles spend the majority of their time in the shade, where they reside low on trees in a shady rain forest. The mean temperature of the body is 28.8 +/- 0.5 degrees Celsius, meaning that it is 1.3 degrees Celsius higher than the substrate and 1.7 degrees Celsius higher than the air. Compared to males, females are larger and reach sexual maturity at a larger SVL.
[Vitt, L. J., & Zani, P. A. (2005). Ecology and Reproduction of Anolis capito in Rain Forest of Southeastern Nicaragua. Journal of Herpetology, 39(1), 36–42. DOI10.1670/00221511(2005)039 036:EAROAC.0.CO;2]
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References
Anoles
Reptiles described in 1863
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
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