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Anolis parvauritus WILLIAMS, 1966

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Higher TaxaAnolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Giant Green Anole, Neotropical Green Anole
S: Abaniquillo Verde 
SynonymAnolis biporcatus parvauritus WILLIAMS 1966: 7
Anolis parvauritus — ARMSTEAD et al. 2017 
DistributionColombia (incl. Valle del Cauca), Ecuador

Type locality: Gorgona Island, Cauca, Colombia.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MCZ R–78935 
Diagnosis 
CommentDistribution: See map in Armstead et al. 2917: 291 (Fig. 6). Not listed by Nicholson et al. 2018.

Species group: Norops auratus Species Group (by implication, fide Nicholson et al. 2012) 
EtymologyNamed after Latin parvus, small, little and Latin auritus, with/having ears. [“...A subspecies of Anolis biporcatus distinguished by ... the small round ear...”]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024) 
References
  • Armstead, J. V., F. Ayala-Varela, O. Torres-Carvajal, M. J. Ryan & S. Poe 2017. Systematics and ecology of Anolis biporcatus (Squamata: Iguanidae). Salamandra 53 (2): 285-293 - get paper here
  • Phillips, JG, SE Burton, MM Womack, E Pulver, and KE Nicholson 2019. Biogeography, systematics, and ecomorphology of Pacific island anoles. Diversity 11: 141 - get paper here
  • Pinto-Erazo, M.A., Calderón-Espinosa, M.L., Medina-Rangel, G.F. & Méndez-Galeano, M.A. 2020. Herpetofauna from two municipalities of southwestern Colombia. Biota Colombiana 21(1): 41-57. DOI: 10.21068/c2020.v21n01a04 - 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, Ernest E. 1966. South American anoles: Anolis biporcatus and Anolis fraseri (Sauria, Iguanidae) compared. Breviora (239): 1-14 - get paper here
 
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