Border Anole (Anolis limifrons)

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Anolis limifrons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. limifrons
Binomial name
Anolis limifrons
Cope, 1862
Synonyms[2]
  • Anolis (Dracontura) limifrons
    Cope, 1862
  • Anolis trochilus
    Cope, 1871
  • Anolis pulchripes
    W. Peters, 1874
  • Anolis rodriguezii
    Bocourt, 1874
  • Anolis bransfordii
    Cope, 1874
  • Anolis rivieri
    Thominot, 1882
  • Anolis godmani
    Boulenger, 1885
  • Anolis biscutiger
    Taylor, 1956
  • Norops limifrons
    G. Köhler, 2000

Anolis limifrons, also known commonly as the slender anole or the border anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to Central America. It grows to around 12 cm (4.7 in) (TL).

Geographic range

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A. limifrons is found in Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.[2]

Reproduction

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A. limifrons is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Chaves, G.; Acosta Chaves, V.; Sunyer, J.; Köhler, G.; Nicholson, K.; Ibáñez, R. (2020). "Anolis limifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T203104A2760470. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T203104A2760470.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Anolis limifrons at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading

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  • Cope ED (1862). "Contributions to Neotropical Saurology". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 14: 176–188. ("Anolis (Dracontura) limifrons ", new species, pp. 178–179)
  • Savage JM (2002). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-73537-0. (Norops limifrons, pp. 470–474 + Plate 270)


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Central American species with a concentration of records in Costa Rica and Panama.

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