Anolis haguei

Anolis haguei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. haguei
Binomial name
Anolis haguei
Synonyms[2]

Anolis haguei, also known commonly as Hague's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Guatemala.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, haguei, is in honor of Henry Hague who in 1867 led a collecting expedition in Guatemala for the Smithsonian Institution.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. haguei is forest, at altitudes of 1,750–2,100 m (5,740–6,890 ft).[1]

Reproduction

A. haguei is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Acevedo, M.; Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Johnson, J. (2021). "Anolis haguei ". iucnredlist.org. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. ^ a b c Species Anolis haguei at 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 hague, p. 114).

Further reading

  • Hofmann, Erich; Townsend, Josiah H. (2017). "Origins and biogeography of the Anolis crassulus subgroup (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in the highlands of nuclear Central America". BMC Ecology and Evolution 17: "267". (14 pages).
  • Stuart LC (1942). "Comments on Several Species of Anolis from Guatemala, with Descriptions of Three New Forms". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (464): 1–10. (Anolis haguei, new species, pp. 3–5).
  • Stuart LC (1948). "The Amphibians and Reptiles of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala". Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (69): 1–109. (Anolis crassulus haguei, new combination and reduction to subspecific status, pp. 47–48).


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