Anolis fraseri

Anolis fraseri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Anolidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. fraseri
Binomial name
	Anolis fraseri; Günther, 1859
Synonyms
	Anolis fraseri ; Günther, 1859; Anolis de Villei ; Boulenger, 1880; Anolis fraseri ; — Boulenger, 1885; Dactyloa fraseri ; — Nicholson et al., 2012;

Anolis fraseri, also known commonly as Fraser's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, fraseri, is in honor of British zoologist Louis Fraser.

Geographic range

A. fraseri is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. fraseri is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,700 m (1,310–5,580 ft).

Description

Large for its genus, A. fraseri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11 cm (4.3 in), plus a tail length of 27 cm (11 in). The legs are long, especially the hind legs.

Behavior

A. fraseri is arboreal, perching high in trees.

Reproduction

A. fraseri is oviparous.

References

1 2 3 Castañeda MR; Castro F; Mayer GC (2020). "Anolis fraseri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T178282A18969846. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T178282A18969846.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
1 2 3 Species Anolis fraseri at The 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 fraseri, p. 94)
↑ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. II. Iguanidæ .... (Second ed.). London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). (Anolis fraseri, p. 65 + Plate IV)

Boulenger GA (1880). "Reptiles et Batraciens recueillis par M. Émile de Ville dan les Andes de l'Équateur". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France (in French). 5: 41–48. (Anolis de Villei, new species, p. 42)
Günther A (1859). "Second List of Cold-blooded Vertebrata collected by Mr. Fraser in the Andes of Western Ecuador". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1859: 402–422. (Anolis fraseri, new species, pp. 407–408)
Nicholson KE; Crother BI; Guyer C; Savage JM (2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Zootaxa. 3477: 1–108. Bibcode:2012Zoot.34777.1.1N. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3477.1.1. (Dactyloa fraseri, new combination)
Williams EE (1966). "South American anoles: Anolis biporcatus and Anoli fraseri (Sauria, Iguanidae) compared". Breviora (239): 1–14.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 Castañeda MR; Castro F; Mayer GC (2020). "Anolis fraseri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T178282A18969846. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T178282A18969846.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Species Anolis fraseri at The 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 fraseri, p. 94)

[4] Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. II. Iguanidæ .... (Second ed.). London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). (Anolis fraseri, p. 65 + Plate IV)

Anolis fraseri

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Anolidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. fraseri
Binomial name
*Anolis fraseri* Günther, 1859
Synonyms
Anolis fraseri Günther, 1859 Anolis de Villei Boulenger, 1880 Anolis fraseri — Boulenger, 1885 Dactyloa fraseri — Nicholson et al., 2012