Anolis fuscoauratus explained

Anolis fuscoauratus, commonly known as the slender anole, slender Amazon anole, or brown-eared anole,^[1] is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to northern South America and Panama.

It was described as a new species in 1837. In 2009 the geographic range of this widespread species was found to extend farther south to Rio de Janeiro State in Brazil.^[2]

Names

The specific name, fuscoauratus, is derived from the Latin roots fuscus (combining form, fusco-) meaning "dark" and auratus meaning "golden". The name describes the lizard's morphological characteristic of having a dark gold skin colour.

It is called tai tsjõ in the Kwaza language of Rondônia, Brazil.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. fuscoauratus is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1800m (5,900feet).

Behaviour

A. fuscoauratus is arboreal.

Diet

A. fuscoauratus preys upon spiders, insects, and insect larvae.

Reproduction

A. fuscoauratus is oviparous.

See also

• List of Anolis lizards

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. ("Anolis fusco-auratus", pp. 48-49).
• d'Orbigny A (1837). In: Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1837). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome quatrième [Volume 4]. Paris: Roret. ii + 571 pp. + errata et emendenda. ("Anolis fusco-auratus. D'Orbigny.", new species, pp. 110–111). (in French).
• Silva-Soares T, Scherrer PV, de Castro TM, Salles ROL (2018). "Filling gaps in the geographic distribution of Anolis fuscoauratus d'Orbigny, 1837 (Squamata, Dactyloidae) in the southeastern Brazilian Atlantic Forest". Check List 14 (1): 15–19.

Notes and References

1. http://www.wildherps.com/species/A.fuscoauratus.html Slender Anole
2. Web site: New Lizard found in Brazil reserve . https://web.archive.org/web/20130704122207/http://www.worldlandtrust.org/news/2009/11/new-lizard-found-in-brazil-reserve.htm . 2013-07-04 . dead . World Land Trust .
3. Manso, Laura Vicuña Pereira . 2013 . Dicionário da língua Kwazá . M.A. dissertation . . . Portuguese.