Anolis matudai
| Anolis matudai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. matudai
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| Binomial name | |
| Anolis matudai H.M. Smith, 1956
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Anolis matudai, also known commonly as Matuda's anole and el abaniquillo de Matuda or el anolis de Matuda in New World Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to parts of Middle America.
Etymology
The specific name, matudai, is in honor of Japanese-Mexican botanist Eizi Matuda.[3]: 171
Geographic distribution
Anolis matudai is found in Guatemala and in southeastern Mexico (Chiapas state).[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Anolis matudai is forest, but it has also been found in coffee plantations.[1]
Reproduction
Anolis matudai is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b Canseco-Márquez L, Muñoz-Alonso A, Acevedo M, Flores-Villela O (2020). "Anolis matudai ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T197452A2485164. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/197452/2485164. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Species Anolis matudai at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Heimes, P. (2022). Lizards of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. 2: Part I. Iguanian Lizards. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3-89973-101-9. 448 pp.
- Smith, H.M. (1956). "A New Anole (Reptilia: Squamata) from Chiapas, Mexico". Herpetologica. 12 (1): 1–2. (Anolis matudai, new species).