Anolis biporcatus

Anolis biporcatus, also known as the neotropical green anole or giant green anole, is a species of anole.[1] It is found in forests, both disturbed and undisturbed, in Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela. More southern populations, in southwestern Colombia and western Ecuador, were recognized as a separate species, A. parvauritus, in 2017.[2]

Neotropical green anole
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. biporcatus
Binomial name
Anolis biporcatus
Wiegmann, 1834
Synonyms

Norops biporcatus

As suggested by its common names, the neotropical green or giant green anole is mostly green in color and relatively large, among the largest anoles in the mainland of the Americas. Males have a snout–vent length of about 7.0–10.3 cm (2.8–4.1 in) and the females, which grow slightly larger, about 7.0–10.8 cm (2.8–4.3 in). In general, there is little sexual dimorphism in this species. The tail is roughly double the length of the snout-to-vent.[2]

Neotropical green anole on vegetation

See also

References
  1. Anolis biporcatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 May 2014.
  2. Armstead; Ayala-Varela; Torres-Carvajal; Ryan; Poe (2017). "Systematics and ecology of Anolis biporcatus (Squamata: Iguanidae)". Salamandra. 52 (2): 285–293.


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