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Anolis vittigerus COPE, 1862

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Higher TaxaAnolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Garland Anole 
SynonymAnolis (Dracontura) vittigerus COPE 1862: 179
Anolis vittigerus — WILLIAMS et al. 1995
Norops vittigerus — KÖHLER 2000: 64
Norops vittigerus — NICHOLSON 2002 
DistributionE Panama, Colombia (Choco, reaching Antioquia, and Pacific coast in lowlands of Valle del Cauca, Cauca and Nariño)

Type locality: Truando region, Colombia.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: USNM 4332, ANSP 
Diagnosis 
CommentSynonyms: Listed as synonym of Anolis lemurinus lemurinus by PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 58. Not mentioned at all by NICHOLSON et al. 2012, 2018.

North Ecuador populations at south distribution look some different as at North in Colombia [Castro, F., pers. comm.]. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin vitta, band, ribbon; fillet and Latin gerus, bear, carry, wear. [“...A longitudinal light lateral band, bounded above and below bya brown one. A brown band from eye to axilla, one above it rising to the nape, one from superciliary region nearly joining one from the opposite side behind the occiput...”]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024) 
References
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  • Köhler, G. 2000. Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas, Bd 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen. Herpeton Verlag, Offenbach, 158 pp.
  • Köhler, Gunther 1999. Eine neue Saumfingerart der Gattung Norops von der Pazifikseite des nördlichen Mittelamerika. Salamandra 35 (1): 37-52 - get paper here
  • KÖHLER, GUNTHER 2014. Characters of external morphology used in Anolis taxonomy—Definition of terms, advice on usage, and illustrated examples. Zootaxa 3774 (2): 201–257 - get paper here
  • MULLIN, S. J 2020. Geographic Distribution: Anolis vittigerus (Southern Tree Anole). Panama: Coclé: El Valle De Antón. Herpetological Review 51: 538.
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  • Páez, V.P. et al. 2002. Guía de campo de algunas especies de anfibios y reptiles de Antioquia. Universidad de Antioquia, - get paper here
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