Anolis brooksi (BARBOUR, 1923)
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Anolis brooksi
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| Higher Taxa | Anolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Diaphoranolis brooksi BARBOUR 1923 Anolis kathydayae POE & RYAN 2017 Anolis brooksi — POE & RYAN 2017 Dactyloa brooksi — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 Dactyloa kathydayae — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 |
| Distribution | C Panama (Darién) Type locality: Mt. Sapo, Darién, Panama, 2,500 feet elevation kathydayae (invalid): Panama; Type locality: Panama, Chiriquí, trail from paved road near Chiriquí/Bocas del Toro province boundary at Fortuna pass; 8.78533, -82.21434, 1,178 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MCZ 16297, juvenile female, collected by Thomas Barbour and Winthrop Brooks, in April, 1922. Holotype: MSB 96614 adult male; collected by Steven Poe and Julian Davis on 13 March 2013. Paratypes: MVUP 2128, juvenile from Panama, Bocas del Toro, side of Fortuna pass road, just north of Chiriquí/Bocas del Toro boundary; 8.78008, -82.20584, 1,038 m; col- lected by Steven Poe and Julian Davis on 13 March 2013. MSB 96612, same locality as holotype, collected by Steven Poe and Caleb Hickman, December 2003. MSB 79921, MSB 96613, same locality as holotype, collected by Steven Poe, Erik Hulebak, and Heather MacInnes on 28 July 2005. [kathydayae] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Anolis insignis, A. brooksi, and the two species described below are the only Central American Anolis to combine large size (> 120.0 mm SVL), smooth scales on the upper thigh, and short limbs (Savage and Talbot 1978). Ano- lis brooksi is diagnosed from the three other insignis- like anole species discussed here by its peach-tan male dewlap (Fig. 2; orange-red in A. insignis; white, pale pink with dark streaks, respectively by species, in the other two forms). It further differs from the Southwest- ern Costa Rican form in its lack of a postorbital blotch (present in the Southwestern Costa Rican form) and its female dewlap color pattern (white or brown with dark streaks; pale pink with dark streaks in the Southwestern Costa Rica form); from the Fortuna form in its prominent postcloacal scales in males (obscure in the Fortuna form) and its female dewlap color pattern (white or brown with dark streaks; patternless white in the Fortuna form); from A. insignis in some scale counts (Table 1; e.g., fewer postrostrals) and details of color pattern (Savage and Tal- bot 1978; e.g., presences of narrow black lines dorsally). (Barbour 1923) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about less than half a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Synonymy: removed from the synonymy of A. insignis by POE & RYAN 2017. Anolis kathydayae was synonymized with A. brooksi by Marin et al. 2025. RDB speciesID: 21004 [kathydayae] Etymology (kathydayae): The name is a matronym to honor Kathy Day and the Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science. Kathy has contributed greatly to the professional and personal development of scientists and the advancement of basic science through her position running the Miller Institute. |
| Etymology | Named after the collector of the type, and a friend and companion of Thomas Barbour, Winthrop Sprague Brooks. |
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