Anolis parvauritus WILLIAMS, 1966

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Higher Taxa	Anolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Giant Green Anole, Neotropical Green Anole S: Abaniquillo Verde
Synonym	Anolis biporcatus parvauritus WILLIAMS 1966: 7 Anolis parvauritus — ARMSTEAD et al. 2017
Distribution	Colombia (incl. Valle del Cauca), Ecuador Type locality: Gorgona Island, Cauca, Colombia.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MCZ R–78935
Diagnosis
Comment	Distribution: See map in Armstead et al. 2917: 291 (Fig. 6). Not listed by Nicholson et al. 2018. Species group: Norops auratus Species Group (by implication, fide Nicholson et al. 2012)
Etymology	Named after Latin parvus, small, little and Latin auritus, with/having ears. [“...A subspecies of Anolis biporcatus distinguished by ... the small round ear...”]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024)
References	Armstead, J. V., F. Ayala-Varela, O. Torres-Carvajal, M. J. Ryan & S. Poe 2017. Systematics and ecology of Anolis biporcatus (Squamata: Iguanidae). Salamandra 53 (2): 285-293 - get paper here Arteaga, A.; Bustamante, L.; Vieira, J. 2024. Reptiles of Ecuador. Khamai Foundation & Tropical Herping, 1073 pp. - get paper here Phillips, JG, SE Burton, MM Womack, E Pulver, and KE Nicholson 2019. Biogeography, systematics, and ecomorphology of Pacific island anoles. Diversity 11: 141 - get paper here Pinto-Erazo, M.A., Calderón-Espinosa, M.L., Medina-Rangel, G.F. & Méndez-Galeano, M.A. 2020. Herpetofauna from two municipalities of southwestern Colombia. Biota Colombiana 21(1): 41-57. DOI: 10.21068/c2020.v21n01a04 - 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 Torres-Carvajal O, Pazmiño-Otamendi G, Salazar-Valenzuela D. 2019. Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich portal, with a dynamic checklist and photographic guides. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 (1): [General Section]: 209–229 (e178) - get paper here Williams, Ernest E. 1966. South American anoles: Anolis biporcatus and Anolis fraseri (Sauria, Iguanidae) compared. Breviora (239): 1-14 - get paper here
External links	National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.anoleannals.org/2017/05/21/new-mainland-green-anole-recognized/ https://bioweb.bio/faunaweb/reptiliaweb/FichaEspecie/Anolis%20parvauritus Google images

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