Anolis carpenteri

Carpenter's anole
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. carpenteri
Binomial name
Anolis carpenteri
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Anolis carpenteri
    A.A. Echelle, A.F. Echelle & Fitch, 1971
  • Norops carpenteri
    — Guyer & J.M. Savage, 1986

Anolis carpenteri, also known commonly as Carpenter's anole or the carpenter anole[1] is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Central America.

Etymology

The specific name, carpenteri, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Congden Carpenter.[4]

Description

A. carpenteri is a small, green lizard with an orange dewlap and smooth ventral scales.[citation needed]

Habitat

Carpenter's anole prefers relatively open habitat in the lowland interface between land and watercourses, and is adapted for climbing on lichen-covered rocks, tree trunks, and shrubs.[citation needed]

Geographic range

A. carpenteri is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.[1] In Costa Rica it is found in Amistad Caribe, Huetar Norte, Cordillera Volcanica Central, Guanacaste, Tortuguero.[5]

The type locality is Río Reventazón, Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica.[3]

Diet

A. carpenteri feeds on arthropods, primarily insects.[6]

Reproduction

A. carpenteri is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Sunyer, J.; Vargas, J.; García Rodríguez, A.; Batista, A.; Acosta Chaves, V.; Mayer, G.C. (2020). "Anolis carpenteri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T178725A1543357. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T178725A1543357.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Echelle AA, Echelle AF, Fitch HS (1971). "A new anole from Costa Rica". Herpetologica 27 (3): 354-362. (Anolis carpenteri, new species).
  3. ^ a b c Species Anolis carpenteri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ 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 carpenteri, p. 48).
  5. ^ Savage JM, Villa J (1986). "An Introduction to the Herpetofauna of Costa Rica". Soc. Stud. Amphib. Rept. Contrib. Herpetol. No. 3. viii + 207 pp.
  6. ^ Chaco, Federico Munoz (2007). "Norops carpenteri Echelle et al., 1971 (Lagartija, anolis; Inglés: Anole lizard)". http://darnis.inbio.ac.cr/ubis/FMPro?-DB=UBIPUB.fp3&-lay=WebAll&-error=norec.html&-Format=detail.html&-Op=eq&id=3571&-Find Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine. (in Spanish).

Further reading

  • Guyer C, Savage JM (1986). "Cladistic relationships among anoles (Sauria: Iguanidae)". Systematic Zoology 35: 509-531. (Norops carpenteri, new combination).
  • Köhler G (2000). Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas, Band 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen [= Central American Reptiles and Amphibians, Volume 1: Crocodiles, Turtles, Lizards]. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton. 158 pp. ISBN 3-9806214-0-5. (in German).
  • Savage JM (2002). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. 954 pp. ISBN 0-226-73537-0.



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