Anolis eewi
Anolis eewi, commonly known as the goldenscale anole, is a species of the lizard in the family Dactyloidae.[1]
| Anolis eewi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. eewi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis eewi Roze, 1958 | |
Geographic range
Anolis eewi is endemic to Bolivar, Venezuela.[1] It may be found on the Chimantá Tepui.
Etymology
The specific name, eewi, is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest E. Williams, a wordplay on his initials, E.E.W.[2]
Original publication
- Roze J (1958). "Los reptiles del Chimantá Tepui (Estado Bolívar, Venezuela) colectados por la expedición botánica del Chicago Natural History Museum". Acta Biológica Venezuelica 2 (25): 299-314. (Anolis eewi, new species, p. 311). (in Spanish).
References
- "Anolis planiceps". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis eewi, p. 81).
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