Anolis heteropholidotus MERTENS, 1952

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Higher Taxa	Anolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Anolis heteropholidotus MERTENS 1952: 89 Anolis heteropholidotus — MERTENS 1952: 41 Norops heteropholidotus — VILLA et al. 1988 Norops heteropholidotus — KÖHLER 1996 Norops heteropholidotus — KÖHLER 1999 Norops heteropholidotus — KÖHLER & OBERMEIER 1998 Norops heteropholidotus — WILSON & MCCRANIE 2002 Norops heteropholidotus — SOLIS et al. 2014 Anolis heteropholidotus — HOFMANN & TOWNSEND 2017
Distribution	Honduras, El Salvador Type locality: “Oberhalb Hacienda Los Planes am Miramundo, Metapan-Gebirge, 2000 m H., Dept. Santa Ana, EI Salvador)”
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: SMF 43041, female; paratype: SMF 44394, male
Diagnosis	Diagnosis (n=1): Eine Art der Gattung Anolis aus der Verwandtschaft von limifrons, aber durch eine heterogene Beschuppung an den Rumpfseiten gekennzeichnet, indem zwischen die Körnchenschuppen größere, gekielte Schuppen eingestreut sind. Bauchschuppen glatt, mittlere Dorsalschuppen vergrößert, jedoch viel kleiner als die Bauchschuppen, gekielt, in die Körnchenschuppen der Flanken allmählich übergehend. Supraorbitale. Halbkreise durch eine Schuppenreihe getrennt. (Mertens 1952: 89) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about .96 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material.
Comment	Subspecies: Fitch & Seigel (1984) suggested that heteropholidotus might be a subspecies of A. sminthus. Synonymy: Not listed by Nicholson et al. 2018. MEYER & WILSON 1971 considered it as a synonym of A. sminthus but recent authors listed the species as valid. Species group: Norops auratus Species Group (fide Nicholson et al. 2012)
Etymology	Named after Greek heteros (ἕτερος), of another kind, different + Greek pholidotos (φολιδωτός), clad in scales. [“...”].
References	Altmanová, M., Wouters, R.M., Batista, A., Peš, T., Antúnez-Fonseca, C.A., Salguero-Sánchez, A.J., Straková, B., Kubička, L., Rovatsos, M., Ariano-Sánchez, D. and Chinchilla, C., 2026. Exploring the stability of sex chromosome systems in Anolis and other iguanas. Evolution, p.qpag014 - get paper here Hofmann, E. P., & Townsend, J. H. 2017. Origins and biogeography of the Anolis crassulus subgroup (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in the highlands of Nuclear Central America. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 17(1), 267 - get paper here Hofmann, E.P., Townsend, J.H. 2020. Origins and biogeography of the Anolis crassulus subgroup (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in the highlands of Nuclear Central America. BMC Evol Biol 17, 267 (2017) - get paper here Köhler, G. 1996. Notes on a collection of reptiles from El Salvador collected between 1951 and 1956. Senckenbergiana biologica 76 (1/2): 29-38 Köhler, G. & M. OBERMEIER. 1998. A new species of anole of the Norops crassulus group from central Nicaragua (Reptilia: Sauria: Iguanidae). Senckenbergiana biologica 77 (2): 127-137. - get paper here Köhler,G., McCranie,J.R. & Wilson,L.D. 1999. Two new species of anoles of the Norops crassulus group from Honduras (Reptilia: Sauria: Polychrotidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 20 (3): 279-298 - get paper here McCranie, James R. 2018. The Lizards, Crocodiles, and Turtles of Honduras. Systematics, Distribution, and Conservation. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Special Publication Series (2): 1- 666 - get paper here Mertens, R. 1952. Neues über die Reptilienfauna von El Salvador. Zool. Anz. 148: 87-93 Mertens, R. 1952. Die Amphibien und Reptilien von El Salvador. Abh. senckenb. naturf. Ges. (Frankfurt) (No. 487): 120 pp. Meyer, J. R., & WILSON, L. D. 1971. Taxonomic studies and notes on some Honduran amphibians and reptiles. Bull. So. Calif. Acad. Sci., 70: 106-114. - get paper here Poe, Steven 2025. A Guide to the Anolis Lizards (Anoles) of Mainland Central and South America. Princeton University Press, 432 pp. - get paper here Solís, J. M., L. D. Wilson, and J. H. Townsend. 2014. An updated list of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with comments on their nomenclature. Mesoamerican Herpetology 1: 123–144 - get paper here Wilson, Larry David and James R. McCranie 2002. Update on the list of reptiles know from Honduras. Herpetological Review 33 (2):90-94 - get paper here
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