Anolis fraseri explained

Anolis fraseri, also known commonly as Fraser's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, fraseri, is in honor of British zoologist Louis Fraser.^[1]

Geographic range

A. fraseri is found in Colombia and Ecuador.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. fraseri is forest, at altitudes of .

Description

Large for its genus, A. fraseri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of, plus a tail length of . The legs are long, especially the hind legs.^[3]

Behavior

A. fraseri is arboreal, perching high in trees.

Reproduction

A. fraseri is oviparous.^[2]

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1880). "Reptiles et Batraciens recueillis par M. Émile de Ville dan les Andes de l'Équateur ". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 5: 41–48. (Anolis de Villei, new species, p. 42). (in French).
• Günther A (1859). "Second List of Cold-blooded Vertebrata collected by Mr. Fraser in the Andes of Western Ecuador". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1859: 402–422. (Anolis fraseri, new species, pp. 407–408).
• 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 fraseri, new combination).
• Williams EE (1966). "South American anoles: Anolis biporcatus and Anoli fraseri (Sauria, Iguanidae) compared". Breviora (239): 1–14.

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
2. www.reptile-database.org.
3. [George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]