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Anolis dissimilis Williams 1965

Description

Anolis dissimilis Williams, 1965

Type-locality. Itahuania, upper Rio Madre de Dios, Madre de Dios Province, Peru.

Pertinent taxonomic references. Williams (1965, 1974), Freitas et al. (2013), Prates et al. (2014).

Distribution and habitat. Anolis dissimilis is endemic to southwestern Amazonia, restricted to the upper Purus and Madre de Dios river basins, occurring in Brazil and Peru (Fig. 2). In Brazil, it is only known from the state of Acre. It is arboreal and diurnal, inhabits areas with relatively low forest, with bamboo dominated understory (Guadua ssp.) (Icochea et al. 2001; Melo-Sampaio et al. 2013). Freitas et al. (2013) found one individual on guava tree trunk (about 4 m height) in secondary forest. Anolis dissimilis is rarely observed, which may indicate low density and/or reclusive habits.

Notes

Published as part of Ribeiro-Júnior, Marco A., 2015, Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. I. Dactyloidae, Hoplocercidae, Iguanidae, Leiosauridae, Polychrotidae, Tropiduridae, pp. 1-110 in Zootaxa 3983 (3) on page 7, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3983.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/234980

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Dactyloidae
Genus
Anolis
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Squamata
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Williams
Species
dissimilis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Anolis dissimilis Williams, 1965 sec. Ribeiro-Júnior, 2015

References

  • Williams, E. E. (1965) South America Anolis (Sauria, Iguanidae): two new species of the punctatus group. Breviora, 233, 1 - 15.
  • Williams, E. E. (1974) South American Anolis: new species related to Anolis nigrolineatus and A. dissimilis. Breviora, 422, 1 - 15.
  • Freitas, M. A., Machado, D. C., Venancio, N. M., Franca, D. P. F. & Verissimo, D. (2013) First record for Brazil of the odd anole lizard Anolis dissimilis Williams, 1965 (Squamata: Polychrotidae) with notes on coloration. Herpetology Notes, 6, 383 - 385.
  • Prates, I., Rodrigues, M. T., Melo-Sampaio, P. R. & Carnaval, A. C. (2014) Phylogenetic relationships of Amazonian anole lizards (Dactyloa): taxonomic implications, new insights about phenotypic evolution and he timing of diversification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 82, 258 - 268. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1016 / j. ympev. 2014.10.005
  • Icochea, J., Quispitupac, E., Portilla, A. & Ponce, E. (2001) Assessment of amphibians and reptiles of the lower Urubamba region, Peru. In: Alonso, A., Dallmeier, F. & Campbell, P. (Eds.), Urubamba: The biodiversity of a Peruvian Rainforest. Charter Printing, Alexandria, pp. 129 - 142.
  • Melo-Sampaio, P. R., Melo, B. L. A. S., Silva, A., Maciel, J. M. L., Nogueira, M., Arruda, S. M., Lima, L., Silva, J. C. & Matos, L. (2013) Anolis dissimilis. Geographic Distribution. Herpetological Review, 44, 473.