Anolis hobartsmithi

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Anolis hobartsmithi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. hobartsmithi
Binomial name
Anolis hobartsmithi

Anolis hobartsmithi, also known commonly as Hobart Smith's anole, the north Chiapas anole, and el abanquillo de Hobart Smith in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to Mexico.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, hobartsmithi, is in honor of American herpetologist Hobart Muir Smith.[3]

Geographic range

A. hobartsmithi is endemic to the Mexican state of Chiapas.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. hobartsmithi is forest, but it has also been found in agricultural areas.[1] The holotype was collected at an altitude of about 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[2]

Reproduction

A. hobartsmithi is oviparous.[2]

References

Further reading

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  • Nieto-Montes de Oca A (2001). "The systematics of Anolis hobartsmithi (Squamata: Polychrotidae), another species of the Anolis schiedii group from Chiapas, Mexico". In: Johnson JD, Webb RG, Flores-Villela OA (2021). Mesoamerican Herpetology: Systematics, Zoogeography, and Conservation. El Paso, Texas: University of Texas at El Paso. 200 pp. (Anolis hobartsmithi, new species).