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Anolis parilis WILLIAMS, 1975

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Higher TaxaAnolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Ecuador Anole 
SynonymAnolis parilis WILLIAMS 1975
Anolis parilis — HULEBAK et al. 2007
Dactyloa parilis — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Dactyloa parilis — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 
DistributionEcuador

Type locality: Ecuador, Pichincha, Rio Baba 2.4 km S Santo Domingo de los Colorados  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: INHS (= UIMNH) 82901, G. Key; November, 1952. 
Diagnosis 
CommentSpecies group: Dactyloa latifrons species group (NICHOLSON et al. 2012). 
EtymologyNamed after Latin parilis, equal, like. [“...Despite its even in characters quite special to that species, it appears to differ enough to deserve description as a new species which I name because of its similarity as: Anolis parilis n. sp. ...”]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024) 
References
  • Arteaga, A.; Bustamante, L.; Vieira, J. 2024. Reptiles of Ecuador. Khamai Foundation & Tropical Herping, 1073 pp. - get paper here
  • AYALA-VARELA, F. ., VALVERDE, S. ., POE, S. ., NARVÁEZ, A. E. ., YÁNEZ-MUÑOZ, M. H. ., & TORRES-CARVAJAL, O. . 2021. A new giant anole (Squamata: Iguanidae: Dactyloinae) from southwestern Ecuador. Zootaxa 4991 (2): 295–317 - get paper here
  • Chun, Wesley 2010. Miscellaneous notes on some rare and unusual anoles. Anolis Newsletter VI: 14-22 - get paper here
  • Hulebak, E.; Poe, S.; Ibáñez, R. & Williams, E.E. 2007. A striking new species of Anolis lizard (Squamata, Iguania) from Panama. Phyllomedusa 6 (1): 5-10 - get paper here
  • NICHOLSON, KIRSTEN E.; BRIAN I. CROTHER, CRAIG GUYER & JAY M. SAVAGE 2012. It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae). Zootaxa 3477: 1–108 - get paper here
  • NICHOLSON, KIRSTEN E.; BRIAN I. CROTHER, CRAIG GUYER & JAY M. SAVAGE 2018. Translating a clade based classification into one that is valid under the international code of zoological nomenclature: the case of the lizards of the family Dactyloidae (Order Squamata). Zootaxa 4461 (4): 573–586 - get paper here
  • Poe, S. 2013. 1986 Redux: New genera of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae) are unwarranted. Zootaxa 3626 (2): 295–299 - get paper here
  • Poe, Steven 2025. A Guide to the Anolis Lizards (Anoles) of Mainland Central and South America. Princeton University Press, 432 pp. - get paper here
  • Torres-Carvajal O, Pazmiño-Otamendi G, Salazar-Valenzuela D. 2019. Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich portal, with a dynamic checklist and photographic guides. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 (1): [General Section]: 209–229 (e178) - get paper here
  • Williams,E.E. 1975. South American Anolis: Anolis parilis, new species, near A. mirus WILLIAMS. Breviora (434): 1-8 - get paper here
 
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