Anolis milleri
| Anolis milleri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. milleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Anolis milleri H.M. Smith, 1950
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e Species Anolis milleri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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).