Anolis dollfusianus explained

Anolis dollfusianus, also known commonly as the coffee anole and el abaniquillo de cafetal in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native Guatemala and Mexico.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, dollfusianus, is in honor of French zoologist Auguste Dollfus.^[2]

Geographic range

A. dollfusianus is found in western Guatemala and in the southernmost Mexican state of Chiapas.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. dollfusianus is forest, but the species also occurs in coffee plantations. It is found at altitudes of .

Reproduction

A. dollfusianus is oviparous.^[1]

Further reading

• Bocourt MF (1873). In: Duméril A[HA], Bocourt MF, Mocquard F (1873). "Études sur les reptiles ". pp. i–xiv, 1–1012. In: Milne Edwards H, Vaillant L (editors) (1870–1909). Recherches Zoologiques pour servir à l'Histoire de la Faune de l'Amérique Centrale et du Mexique. Paris: Mission Scientifique au Mexique et dans l'Amérique. (Impremerie Impériale, printer). (Anolis dollfusianus, new species, pp. 84–85). (in French).
• Johnson JD, Mata-Silva V, García Padilla E, Wilson LD (2015). "The Herpetofauna of Chiapas Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (3): 272–329. (Norops dollfusianus).
• Köhler G, Acevedo M (2004). "The anoles (genus Norops) of Guatemala. I. The species of the Pacific versant below 1500 m elevation". Salamandra 40 (2): 113–140. (Norops dollfusianus).

Notes and References

1. "Anolis dollfusianus ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=dollfusianus
2. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]