Anolis pygmaeus ÁLVAREZ DEL TORO & SMITH, 1956
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Anolis pygmaeus
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| Higher Taxa | Anolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Chiapas Pigmy Anole S: Abaniquillo Pigmeo Chiapaneco |
| Synonym | Anolis pygmaeus ÁLVAREZ DEL TORO & SMITH 1956: 7 Norops pygmaeus — VILLA et al. 1988 Norops pygmaeus — LINER 1994 Norops pygmaeus — KÖHLER 2000: 63 Norops pygmaeus — NICHOLSON 2002 Anolis pygmaeus — LINER 2007 Norops pygmaeus — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Norops pygmaeus — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 Anolis pygmaeus — HEIMES 2022 |
| Distribution | SE Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas) Type locality: El Ocote, Chiapas, Mexico, 600 m elevation [=[near Ocozocoautla] |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: INHS (= UIMNH) 37975; M. Alvarez del Toro; April 15, 1955. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: “A small species of the genus Anolis, an adult male measuring 35 mm. snout to vent; dorsal scales distinctly but not strongly keeled, rather broad, with turned-up edges that give the scales a tricarinate appearance; dorsals distinctly larger than ventrals, about 12 to 1/2 head length (5 mm.); ventrals distinctly but not strongly keeled, about 22 to 1/2 head length; ear opening large, a little larger than interparietal; head scales flat, feebly keeled; supraorbital semicircles separated from each other by two rows of small scales, from interparietal by three rows; six loreal rows; dewlap pale red in life, unspotted; postanals not enlarged.”(Alvarez del Toro 1956) Additional details (178 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Species group: Norops auratus Species Group (fide Nicholson et al. 2012) |
| Etymology | Named after Greek pygmaios (πυγμαίος), pygmy, dwarf. [“...A small species of the genus Anolis, an adult male measuring 35 mm. snout to vent...”]. |
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