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Distribution

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Continent: South-America
Distribution: Ecuador (Western Andes), Colombia (Western Andes)
Type locality: Andes of Western Ecuador.

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Anolis fraseri

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Anolis fraseri, also known commonly as Fraser's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, fraseri, is in honor of British zoologist Louis Fraser.^[3]

Geographic range

A. fraseri is found in Colombia and Ecuador.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. fraseri is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,700 m (1,300–5,600 ft).^[1]

Description

Large for its genus, A. fraseri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11 cm (4.3 in), plus a tail length of 27 cm (11 in). The legs are long, especially the hind legs.^[4]

Behavior

A. fraseri is arboreal, perching high in trees.^[1]

Reproduction

A. fraseri is oviparous.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Castañeda MR, Castro F, Mayer GC (2020). "Anolis fraseri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T178282A18969846. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178282/18969846. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Species Anolis fraseri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
^ 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 fraseri, p. 94).
^ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Anolis fraseri, p. 65 + Plate IV).

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Anolis fraseri: Brief Summary