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Anolis vanzolinii (WILLIAMS, ORCES, MATHEUS & BLEIWEISS, 1996)

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Higher TaxaAnolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymPhenacosaurus vanzolinii WILLIAMS, ORCES, MATHEUS & BLEIWEISS 1996
Phenacosaurus vanzolinii — TORRES-CARVAJAL 2001: 20
Anolis vanzolinii — POE 1998
Dactyloa vanzolinii — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Dactyloa vanzolinii — NICHOLSON et al. 2018
Anolis vanzolinii — ALMENDÁRIZ et al. 2023 
DistributionEcuador (Sucumbíos)

Type locality: south of La Alegría, 14 km (by road) from La Bonita, Sucumbíos, Ecuador (77° 38’ W, 00° 27’ N).  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MECN 0309; paratypes: MEPN-H (Ecuador) 
Diagnosis 
CommentSpecies groups: Dactyloa heteroderma species group (fide NICHOLSON et al. 2012). 
EtymologyThe specific name is a homage to Dr. Paulo Emílio Vanzolini (1924-2013), one of the most distinguished Brazilian zoologists. About Vanzolini see Heyer (2004), Bastos & Sa 2011, and Dirksen 2013. 
References
  • Almendáriz A, Almeida-Reinoso D, Guerra MA 2023. Catalogue of type specimens deposited in the Herpetology Collection of the Natural History Museum Gustavo Orcés V. at Escuela Politécnica Nacional (Ecuador). Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e108596 - get paper here
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • Dirksen, Lutz 2013. Paulo Emilio Vanzolini. Ein Herpetologe aus Leidenschaft. Terraria-Elaphe 2013 (5): 52-54 - get paper here
  • Heyer, W.R. 2004. Paulo Emílio Vanzolini Copeia 2004 (1): 184-189. - get paper here
  • Moreno-Arias, R. A., Méndez-Galeano, M. A., Beltrán, I., & Vargas-Ramírez, M. 2023. Revealing anole diversity in the highlands of the Northern Andes: New and resurrected species of the Anolis heterodermus species group. Vertebrate Zoology, 73, 161-188 - get paper here
  • NICHOLSON, KIRSTEN E.; BRIAN I. CROTHER, CRAIG GUYER & JAY M. SAVAGE 2012. It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae). Zootaxa 3477: 1–108 - get paper here
  • 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
  • Poe, S. 2013. 1986 Redux: New genera of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae) are unwarranted. Zootaxa 3626 (2): 295–299 - get paper here
  • Poe, Steven 1998. Skull characters and the cladistic relationships of the Hispaniolan dwarf twig Anolis. Herpetological Monographs 12: 192-236 - 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
  • Torres-Carvajal, O. 2001. Lizards of Ecuador: Checklist, Distribution, and Systematic References. Smithsonian Herp. Inf. Serv. (131): 1-35 - get paper here
  • Williams,E.E., Orces V, G., Matheus,J.A. & Bleiweiss,R. 1996. A new giant phenacosaur from Ecuador. Breviora (505): 1-32 - get paper here
 
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