Anolis ortonii

Anolis ortonii
	Male
	Female
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. ortonii
Binomial name
	Anolis ortonii; Cope, 1868
Synonyms
	Norops ortonii ; (Cope, 1868); Anolis cynocephalus ; Bocourt, 1870; Anolis bouvieri ; Bocourt, 1873; Norops bouvieri ; (Bocourt, 1873);

Anolis ortonii, also known commonly as the bark anole and Orton's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to South America.

Etymology

The specific name ortonii honors American zoologist James Orton.^: 196

Geographic distribution

Anolis ortonii is found in northern South America east of the Andes, in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Anolis ortonii is forest, at elevations from sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft), but it has also been found in agricultural land, parks, and yards.

Behavior

Anolis ortonii is terrestrial and arboreal.

Diet

Anolis ortonii preys predominately upon ants, but also upon other small invertebrates.

Reproduction

Anolis ortonii is oviparous.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Castañeda, M.R.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Rivas, G.; Perez, P.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S.; Aparicio, J.; Schargel, W. (2021). "Anolis ortonii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T44577592A44577623. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44577592A44577623.en. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Anolis ortonii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 January 2023.
↑ 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.

Cope, E.D. (1868). "An examination of the Reptilia and Batrachia obtained by the Orton expedition to Equador and the Upper Amazon, with notes on other species". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 20: 96–140. (Anolis ortonii, new species, pp. 97–98).
Köhler, G. (2007). "Assessing the status of Anolis salvini Boulenger 1885 and A. bouvierii Bocourt 1873 based on the primary types (Reptilia, Squamata, Polychrotidae)". Senckenbergiana Biologica. 87 (1): 125–130.
Molina, C.; La Marca, E.; Señaris, C. (2003). "Geographic Distribution, Lacertilia, Anolis ortonii ". Herpetological Review. 34 (4): 383.
Savage, J.M; Guyer, C. (1989). "Infrageneric classification and species composition of the anole genera Anolis, Ctenonotus, Dactyloa, Norops and Semiurus (Sauria: Iguanidae)". Amphibia-Reptilia. 10: 105–116. (Norops ortonii, new combination, p. 110).

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[IUCN-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Castañeda, M.R.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Rivas, G.; Perez, P.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S.; Aparicio, J.; Schargel, W. (2021). "Anolis ortonii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T44577592A44577623. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44577592A44577623.en. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Anolis ortonii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 January 2023.

[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.