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Anolis koopmani

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Anolis koopmani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. koopmani
Binomial name
Anolis koopmani
Rand, 1961
Synonyms[2]
  • Chamaelinorops koopmani
    (Rand, 1961)
  • Deiroptyx koopmani
    (Rand, 1961)

Anolis koopmani, also known commonly as the Haitian brown red-bellied anole and Koopman's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Haiti.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, koopmani, is in honor of American mammalogist Karl F. Koopman.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of A. koopmani are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 240–750 m (790–2,460 ft).[1]

Reproduction

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A. koopmani is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mahler, D.L.; Powell, R.; Hedges, S.B.; Mayer, G.C. (2020). "Anolis koopmani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T178592A18971402. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T178592A18971402.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Anolis koopmani ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=koopmani
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis koopmani, p. 145).

Further reading

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  • Rand AS (1961). "Notes on Hispaniolan herpetology. 4. Anolis koopmani, new species, from the southwestern peninsula of Haiti". Breviora (137): 1–4.
  • Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Anolis koopmani, p. 284).
  • Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Anolis koopmani, p. 88).