Anolis marsupialis TAYLOR, 1956

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Higher Taxa	Anolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Anolis humilis marsupialis TAYLOR 1956: 95 Anolis humilis marsupialis — SAVAGE 2002 Anolis marsupialis — SAVAGE & BOLANOS 2009 Anolis marsupialis — KÖHLER et al. 2015 Norops marsupialis — NICHOLSON et al. 2018
Distribution	Costa Rica Type locality: “about 15 km WSW of San Isidro del General along Dominical Road” (probably Puntarenas Province or near the border of Puntarenas and San José Province).
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: KU (= KUMNH); other specimens: SMF, LACM, MCZ, AUM, UCR,
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Similar to humilis humilis but larger (to 44 mm.); the enlarged dorsal scales in ten to fourteen rows, the two median rows elevated into a suggestion of a dorsal crest and continuous with a similar nuchal crest, and larger than adjoining scalerows; dorsal scales about equal to or a little larger than ventral scales; axillary pocket much enlarged, the opening nearly as great as its depth, the side walls usually partly scaled; ventrals keeled. (Taylor 1956) 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 2.81 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material.
Comment	Species group: Norops auratus Species Group (fide Nicholson et al. 2012) Distribution: For a map of localities see Phillips et al. 2015: Fig. 2, Köhler et al. 2025: 119 (Fig. 8).
Etymology	Named after Latin marsupium, or Greek μαρσίπιον, pouch, purse + Latin -alis, adjectival particle. [“...From Greek word marsipion or Latin, marsupium = pouch bag, in reference to the axillary pouches...”].
References	KÖHLER, JOHANNES J.; STEVEN POE, MASON J. RYAN & GUNTHER KÖHLER 2015. Anolis marsupialis Taylor 1956, a valid species from southern Pacific Costa Rica (Reptilia, Squamata, Dactyloidae). Zootaxa 3915 (1): 111–122 - get paper here Nicholson KE, C. Guyer, and JG Phillips 2017. Biogeographic Origin of Mainland Norops (Squamata: Dactyloidae). Assumptions Inhibiting Progress in Comparative Biology (eds. Crother and Parenti), pp. 169–184 NICHOLSON, KIRSTEN E.; BRIAN I. CROTHER, CRAIG GUYER & JAY M. SAVAGE 2018. Translating a clade based classification into one that is valid under the international code of zoological nomenclature: the case of the lizards of the family Dactyloidae (Order Squamata). Zootaxa 4461 (4): 573–586 - get paper here Phillips, JG, J. Deitloff, C. Guyer, S. Huetteman, and KE Nicholson 2015. Biogeography and evolution of a widespread Central American lizard species complex: Norops humilis, (Squamata: Dactyloidae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 15: 143 - 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 Sasa, M., Arias, E., & Chaves, G. 2025. Annotated list of amphibians and reptiles of Costa Rica: The role of the Museum of Zoology in cataloging the country’s herpetological diversity. Revista de Biología Tropical, 73(S2): e64536-e64536 - get paper here Savage, J.M. 2002. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna Between Two Continents, Between Two Seas. University of Chicago Press, 934 pp. [review in Copeia 2003 (1): 205] Savage, J.M. & Bolaños, F. 2009. A checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: Additions and nomenclatural revisions. Zootaxa 2005: 1–23 - get paper here Taylor, E. H. 1956. A review of the lizards of Costa Rica. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 38 (part 1): 3-322 - get paper here
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