Anolis bicaorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Dactyloidae |
Genus: | Anolis |
Species: | A. bicaorum
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Binomial name | |
Anolis bicaorum (
G. Köhler, 1996)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Anolis bicaorum, also known commonly as the Bay Islands anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Honduras. [2]
The specific name, bicaorum (genitive, plural), is in honor of the members of BICA (Bay Islands Conservation Association) of Honduras. [3]
A. bicaorum is in the A. auratus species group, and is closest to A. lemurinus. [2]
Medium-sized for its genus, A. bicaorum may attain a snout-to-vent length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). It is long-limbed and has a large dewlap. Its body is brownish, and its dewlap is blackish with a red margin and oblique rows of white scales. [2]