Anolis boettgeri
Anolis boettgeri, also known commonly as Boettger's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Peru.
| Anolis boettgeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. boettgeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis boettgeri Boulenger, 1911 | |
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Etymology
The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of Enrique Böttger (1856–1944), a Peruvian who collected the type series.[1]
Geographic range
A. boettgeri is found in Oxapampa Province, Peru.[1]
Taxonomy
A. boettgeri has been referred to the Dactyloa punctata species group.[1]
References
- Species Anolis boettgeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1911). "Descriptions of new Reptiles from the Andes of South America, preserved in the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eighth Series 7: 19–25. (Anolis boettgeri, new species, pp. 19–20).
- Nicholson KE, Crother BI, Guyer C, Savage JM (2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Zootaxa 3477: 1–108. (Dactyloa boettgeri, new combination, p. 82).
- Poe S, Yañez-Miranda C, Lehr E (2008). "Notes on Variation in Anolis boettgeri Boulenger 1911, Assessment of the Status of Anolis albimaculatus Henle & Ehrl 1991, and Description of a New Species of Anolis (Squamata: Iguania) Similar to Anolis boettgeri ". Journal of Herpetology 42 (2): 251–259.
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