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| Anolis fuscoauratus | |
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| Slender Anole, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. fuscoauratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anolis fuscoauratus | |
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Anolis fuscoauratus, commonly known as the slender anole, slender Amazon anole, or brown-eared anole,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to northern South America and Panama.[1][2]
It was described as a new species in 1837. In 2009 the geographic range of this widespread species was found to extend farther south to Rio de Janeiro State in Brazil.[4]
Names
[edit]The specific name, fuscoauratus, is derived from the Latin roots fuscus (combining form, fusco-) meaning "dark" and auratus meaning "golden". The name describes the lizard's morphological characteristic of having a dark gold skin colour.
It is called tai tsjõ in the Kwaza language of Rondônia, Brazil.[5]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of A. fuscoauratus is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,800 m (5,910 ft).[1]
Behaviour
[edit]A. fuscoauratus is arboreal.[1]
Diet
[edit]A. fuscoauratus preys upon spiders, insects, and insect larvae.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]A. fuscoauratus is oviparous.[2]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b c d e Ibáñez, R.; Jaramillo, C.; Köhler , G.; Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P.; Rivas, G.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Perez, P.; Aparicio, J.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S.; Gonzales, L. (2020). "Anolis fuscoauratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T203091A2760203. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T203091A2760203.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d Anolis fuscoauratus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Slender Anole". Wild Herps.
- ^ "New Lizard found in Brazil reserve". World Land Trust. Archived from the original on 2013-07-04.
- ^ Manso, Laura Vicuña Pereira (2013). Dicionário da língua Kwazá (M.A. dissertation) (in Portuguese). Guajará-Mirim: Federal University of Rondônia.
Further reading
[edit]- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. II. Iguanidæ .... (Second ed.). London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). ("Anolis fusco-auratus", pp. 48-49)
- d'Orbigny A; Bibron G (1837). Duméril AMC (ed.). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles (in French). Vol. Tome quatrième [Volume 4]. Paris: Roret. ("Anolis fusco-auratus. D'Orbigny.", new species, pp. 110–111)
- Silva-Soares T; Scherrer PV; de Castro TM; Salles ROL (2018). "Filling gaps in the geographic distribution of Anolis fuscoauratus d'Orbigny, 1837 (Squamata, Dactyloidae) in the southeastern Brazilian Atlantic Forest". Check List. 14 (1): 15–19. doi:10.15560/14.1.15.