Anolis carpenteri
Anolis carpenteri, also known as Carpenter's anole or Carpenter anole[1] is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae.
| Carpenter's anole | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Norops |
| Species: | N. carpenteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Norops carpenteri | |
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Etymology
The specific name, carpenteri, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Congden Carpenter.[4]
Description
N. carpenteri is a small, green lizard with an orange dewlap and smooth ventrals.
Habitat
Carpenter's anole prefers relatively open habitat in the lowland interface between land and watercourses, and is adapted for climbing on lichen-covered rocks, tree trunks, and shrubs.
Geographic range
N. carpenteri is found in Costa Rica in Amistad Caribe, Huetar Norte, Cordillera Volcanica Central, Guanacaste, Tortuguero; outside Costa Rica it is found from northwestern Colombia to Costa Rica.[5]
The type locality is Río Reventazón, Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica.
Diet
N. carpenteri feeds on arthropods, primarily insects.[6]
References
- Mayer GC (2013). "Anolis carpenteri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Echelle AA, Echelle AF, Fitch HS (1971). "A new anole from Costa Rica". Herpetologica 27 (3): 354-362. (Anolis carpenteri, new species).
- "Anolis carpenteri ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis carpenteri, p. 48).
- Savage JM, Villa J (1986). "An Introduction to the Herpetofauna of Costa Rica". Soc. Stud. Amphib. Rept. Contrib. Herpetol. No. 3. viii + 207 pp.
- Chaco, Federico Munoz (2007). "Norops carpenteri Echelle et al., 1971 (Lagartija, anolis; Inglés: Anole lizard)". http://darnis.inbio.ac.cr/ubis/FMPro?-DB=UBIPUB.fp3&-lay=WebAll&-error=norec.html&-Format=detail.html&-Op=eq&id=3571&-Find Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine.
Further reading
Guyer C, Savage JM (1986). "Cladistic relationships among anoles (Sauria: Iguanidae)". Systematic Zoology 35: 509-531. (Norops carpenteri, new combination).