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Higher TaxaAnolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Lesser Scaly Anole
S: Abaniquillo Pequeño de Selva 
SynonymAnolis uniformis COPE 1885: 392
Anolis uniformis — BOULENGER 1885: 84
Anolis ruthveni STUART 1935 (fide SMITH & TAYLOR 1950)
Anolis humilis uniformis — SMITH & TAYLOR 1950: 60
Anolis humilis uniformis — NEILL & ALLEN 1959
Anolis humilis uniformis — PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970
Norops uniformis — MEYER & WILSON 1972 (1971)
Norops uniformis — VILLA et al. 1988
Norops uniformis — LINER 1994
Norops uniformis — KÖHLER 2000: 64
Norops uniformis — NICHOLSON 2002
Anolis uniformis — LINER 2007
Norops uniformis — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Norops uniformis — MCCRANIE & KÖHLER 2015: 185
Norops uniformis — NICHOLSON et al. 2018
Anolis uniformis — HEIMES 2022 
DistributionSE Mexico (Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz), Belize, Guatemala, Honduras (elevation 30-1370 m)

ruthveni: Type locality: about 2 miles north of Santa Teresa, El Peten, Guatemala.

Type locality: Yucatán and Guatemala. Restricted to 2 miles north of Santa Teresa, Guatemala.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: USNM 6774, 24734-48, 24750, 24859
Holotype: UMMZ 76622 [ruthveni] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1350 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentElevated to species status by MEYER & WILSON 1971

Distribution: not in Yucatan state (Mexico) according to GONZÁLEZ-SÁNCHEZ et al. 2017.

Species group: Norops auratus Species Group (fide Nicholson et al. 2012) 
EtymologyNamed after Latin uniformis, having only one shape, uniform. [?]. 
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