Anolis milleri

Anolis milleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. milleri
Binomial name
Anolis milleri
Synonyms[2]
  • Norops milleri
    H.M. Smith, 1950

Anolis milleri, also known commonly as Miller's anole and el abaniquillo de Miller in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to southern Mexico.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, milleri, is in honor of ethnologist Walter S. Miller, who collected herpetological specimens in Mexico.[3]: 178 

Geographic distribution

Anolis milleri is endemic to the Mexican state of Oaxaca.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Anolis milleri is forest.[1]

Reproduction

Anolis milleri is oviparous.[2]

Taxonomy

Anolis milleri is a member of the Anolis auratus species group.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Campbell, J.A.; Flores-Villela, O. (2007). "Anolis milleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007 e.T64204A12751751. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64204A12751751.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Species Anolis milleri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Further reading

  • Campbell, J.A. (1989). "Rediscovery of a Rare Mexican Lizard, Norops milleri (Sauria: Iguanidae)". Southwestern Naturalist. 34 (4): 560–561.
  • Heimes, P. (2022). Lizards of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. 2: Part I. Iguanian lizards. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3-89973-101-9. 448 pp.
  • Mata-Silva, V.; Johnson, J.D.; Wilson, L.D.; García-Padilla, E. (2015). "The herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: composition, physiographic distribution, and conservation status". Mesoamerican Herpetology. 2 (1): 6–62.
  • Smith, H.M.; Taylor, E.H. (1950). "An Annotated Checklist and Key to the Reptiles of Mexico Exclusive of the Snakes". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 199: 1–253. (Anolis milleri, new species, p. 64).