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Anadia vittata BOULENGER, 1913

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Higher TaxaGymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Boulenger's Anadia 
SynonymAnadia vittata BOULENGER 1913
Anadia angusticeps PARKER 1926
Anadia vittata — PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 41
Anadia vittata — KÖHLER 2000: 99 
DistributionE Panama, Colombia (incl. Valle del Cauca)

Type locality: Peña Lisa, Condoto, Chocó, Colombia, elevation 300 ft.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1913.11.12.34 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1615 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: after Oftedal (1974). 
EtymologyNamed after the “with three dark brown longitudinal stripes” that Boulenger found in the type specimen, after Latin “vittatus” = ribbon, or decorated by a ribbon, although not all specimens seem to have that stripe. 
References
  • AMÉZQUITA, A., DAZA, J. M., CONTRERAS, L. A. B., OREJUELA, C., & BARRIENTOS, L. S. & MAZARIEGOS H., L. A. 2022. One more and one less: a new species of large bromelicolous lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Anadia) from the Andean cloud forests of northwestern Colombia and the phylogenetic status of Anadia antioquensis. Zootaxa 5150 (2): 217-238 - get paper here
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1913. On a collection of batrachians and reptiles made by Dr. H.G. Spurrell,F.Z.S. in the Choco, Colombia. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1913: 1019-1038 - get paper here
  • Castro-Herrera, F. & Vargas-Salinas, F. 2008. Anfibios y reptiles en el departamento del Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Biota Colombiana 9 (2): 251 - 277 - get paper here
  • CASTRO-HERRERA, FERNANDO; ANYELET VALENCIA-AGUILAR, DIEGO VILLAQUIRAN-Martínez 2012. Diversidad de Anfibios y Reptiles del Parque Nacional Natural Isla Gorgona. Universidad del Valle, Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca, 112 pp. - get paper here
  • Köhler, G. 2000. Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas, Bd 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen. Herpeton Verlag, Offenbach, 158 pp.
  • Loveridge, A. 1929. A new Anadia from Colombia with remarks on other members of the genus. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 42: 99-102 - get paper here
  • Oftedal,O.T. 1974. A revision of the genus Anadia (Sauria, Teiidae). Arquivos de Zoologia, Sao Paulo 25: 203-265 - get paper here
  • Parker,H.W. 1926. The reptiles and batrachians of Gorgona Island, Colombia. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 16: 549-554 - 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
 
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