Anolis limifrons

Anolis limifrons
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Anolidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. limifrons
Binomial name
Anolis limifrons
Cope, 1862
Synonyms[2]
  • Anolis (Dracontura) limifrons
    Cope, 1862
  • Anolis trochilus
    Cope, 1871
  • Anolis pulchripes
    W. Peters, 1874
  • Anolis rodriguezii
    Bocourt, 1874
  • Anolis bransfordii
    Cope, 1874
  • Anolis rivieri
    Thominot, 1882
  • Anolis godmani
    Boulenger, 1885
  • Anolis biscutiger
    Taylor, 1956
  • Norops limifrons
    G. Köhler, 2000

Anolis limifrons, also known commonly as the slender anole or the border anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to Central America. It grows to around 12 cm (4.7 in) (TL).

Geographic range

A. limifrons is found in Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.[2]

Reproduction

A. limifrons is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ Chaves, G.; Acosta Chaves, V.; Sunyer, J.; Köhler, G.; Nicholson, K.; Ibáñez, R. (2020). "Anolis limifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T203104A2760470. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T203104A2760470.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Anolis limifrons at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading

  • Cope ED (1862). "Contributions to Neotropical Saurology". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 14: 176–188. ("Anolis (Dracontura) limifrons ", new species, pp. 178–179)
  • 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. ISBN 0-226-73537-0. (Norops limifrons, pp. 470–474 + Plate 270)