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Anolis propinquus (WILLIAMS, 1984)

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Higher TaxaDactyloidae, Iguania, Sauria (lizards) 
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymAnolis propinquus WILLIAMS 1984
Dactyloa propinqua — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 
DistributionType locality: Colombia, Valle del Cauca, Rio Calima, 1.5 km W Lago Calima.  
TypesHolotype: KU 169833 
CommentThe name comes from the latin for “neighbour”, because it is a neighbour of the previously described Anolis calimae.

Species groups: Dactyloa punctata species group (fide NICHOLSON et al. 2012). 
References
  • 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
  • Poe, S. 2013. 1986 Redux: New genera of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae) are unwarranted. Zootaxa 3626 (2): 295–299
  • Williams E E 1984. New or problematic Anolis from Colombia. 2. Anolis propinquus, another new species from the cloud forest of western Colombia. Breviora (477): 1-7 - get paper here
 
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