Anolis bicaorum

Anolis bicaorum
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Anolidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. bicaorum
Binomial name
	Anolis bicaorum; (G. Köhler, 1996)
Synonyms
	Norops bicaorum ; G. Köhler, 1996; Anolis bicaorum ; — G. Köhler et al., 2007;

Anolis bicaorum, also known commonly as the Bay Islands anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Honduras.

Etymology

The specific name, bicaorum (genitive, plural), is in honor of the members of BICA (Bay Islands Conservation Association) of Honduras.

Taxonomy

A. bicaorum is in the A. auratus species group, and is closest to A. lemurinus.

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, A. bicaorum may attain a snout-to-vent length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). It is long-limbed and has a large dewlap. Its body is brownish, and its dewlap is blackish with a red margin and oblique rows of white scales.

Reproduction

A. bicaorum is oviparous.

References

↑ Townsend, J.H.; Logan, M L, Luque, I.; Wilson, L.D.; Nicholson, K.; Köhler, G. (2021). "Anolis bicaorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T203080A2760000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T203080A2760000.en. Retrieved 10 May 2026.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
1 2 3 4 5 Anolis bicaorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ 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. (Anolis bicaorum, p. 25)

Brown TW; Maryon DF; Van den Burg MP; Lonsdale G (2017). "Distribution and natural history notes on Norops bicaorum (Squamata: Dactyloidae) endemic to Isla de Utila, Honduras". Mesoamerican Herpetology. 4 (2): 493–497.
Köhler G (1996). "Additions to the known herpetofauna of the Isla de Utila (Islas de la Bahia, Honduras) with description of a new species of the genus Norops (Reptilia: Iguanidae)". Senckenbergiana Biologica. 76 (1/2): 19–28. (Norops bicaorum, new species)
Schulte U (2008). "Der Saumfinger Norops bicaorum (Köhler, 1996) auf Utila, Honduras". Iguana Rundschreiben (in German). 20 (2): 11–15.
Van Beest P; Hartman M (2003). "De eerste kweek van Norops bicaorum". Lacerta (in Dutch). 61 (1): 3–9.

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[1] Townsend, J.H.; Logan, M L, Luque, I.; Wilson, L.D.; Nicholson, K.; Köhler, G. (2021). "Anolis bicaorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T203080A2760000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T203080A2760000.en. Retrieved 10 May 2026.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Anolis bicaorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

[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. (Anolis bicaorum, p. 25)

Taxon identifiers
Anolis bicaorum	Wikidata: Q3343931 Wikispecies: Anolis bicaorum CoL: 5V5LT GBIF (old): 8426963 iNaturalist: 116395 ITIS: 1056122 IUCN: 203080 NCBI: 323570 Open Tree of Life: 494011 RD: bicaorum
Norops bicaorum	Wikidata: Q21381612 GBIF (old): 5226511 IRMNG: 11050721

Anolis bicaorum

Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Anolidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. bicaorum
Binomial name
*Anolis bicaorum* (G. Köhler, 1996)
Synonyms
Norops bicaorum G. Köhler, 1996 Anolis bicaorum — G. Köhler et al., 2007