Anolis townsendi

Anolis townsendi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Anolidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. townsendi
Binomial name
Anolis townsendi
Stejneger, 1900
Synonyms

Norops townsendi (Stejneger, 1900)

Anolis townsendi, Townsend's anole or Cocos Island anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cocos Island in Costa Rica.

Ecology

A. townsendi is sometimes predated on by the Cocos cuckoo (Coccyzus ferrugineus), a bird and another endemic species of the island.

References

  1. ↑ Chaves, G.; Acosta Chaves, V. (2020). "Anolis townsendi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T203123A2760813. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T203123A2760813.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Anolis townsendi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ↑ Tenorio Brenes, J. (2020). T. S. Schulenberg; S. M. Billerman; B. K. Keeney (eds.). "Cocos Cuckoo (Coccyzus ferrugineus)". Birds of the World Online. 2.0. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY. doi:10.2173/bow.coccuc1.02. Retrieved September 25, 2022.