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Anolis chloris BOULENGER, 1898

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Higher TaxaAnolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Boulenger's Green Anole
S: Camaleón sudamericano gema del Chocó 
SynonymAnolis chloris BOULENGER 1898: 110
Anolis palmeri BOULENGER 1908: 112
Anolis palmeri — PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 62
Anolis chloris — PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970: 51
Dactyloa chloris — GUYER & SAVAGE 1986
Dactyloa chloris — KÖHLER 2000: 59
Dactyloa chloris — KÖHLER 2008
Dactyloa chloris — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Dactyloa chloris — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 
DistributionEcuador, Colombia (incl. Valle del Cauca, Chocó), Panama (pacific lowlands)

Type locality: Paramba, Ecuador.

palmeri: SW Colombia; Type locality: Los Mangos, Vereda Juntas, municipio Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, SW Colombia.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.8.13.20, male 
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CommentSynonymy: Anolis palmeri is a synonym of A. chloris (according to Williams & Duellman 1967 who, however, do not provide any justification). This is confirmed by F. Castro-Herrera (pers. comm., 5 Nov 2012, via Shai Meiri).

Species groups: Dactyloa punctata species group (fide NICHOLSON et al. 2012). 
EtymologyNamed after Greek chloros (χλωρός), yellow; greenish yellow; green; pale, pallid. [“...Uniform green above...”]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024) 
References
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  • Boulenger, George A. 1898. An account of the reptiles and batrachians collected by Mr. W. F. H. Rosenberg in western Ecuador. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1898: 107-126 - get paper here
  • Boulenger, GEORGE A. 1908. Descriptions of new South-American reptiles. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 1: 111-115 - get paper here
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  • Ríos, E.E.; C.F. Hurtado P., J.T. Rengifo M., and F. Castro Herrera. 2011. LAGARTOS EN COMUNIDADES NATURALES DE DOS LOCALIDADES EN LA REGIÓN DEL CHOCÓ DE COLOMBIA. Herpetotropicos 5 (2): 85-92 - get paper here
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