Amphibians and reptiles of Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary, Napo Province, Ecuador
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Camper, Jeffrey D.
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Torres-Carvajal, Omar
Author
Ron, Santiago R.
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Nilsson, Jonas
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Arteaga, Alejandro
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Knowles, Travis W.
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Arbogast, Brian S.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/17.3.729
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10.15560/17.3.729
1809-127X
Anolis fuscoauratus
D’Orbigny, 1837
Figure 3B
Material examined.
ECUADOR
•
1 adult
;
Napo
Prov- ince,
WWS
;
00.6754°S
,
077.5999°W
;
21 July 2012
;
QCAZ 5066
•
1 adult
;
Napo Province
,
WWS
,
Benavides Trail
;
1 Aug. 2012
;
QCAZ 5075
•
1 adult
;
Napo Province
,
WWS
,
Wildsumaco Lodge
;
00.6756°S
,
077.6012°W
;
1504 m
a.s.l.
;
18 July 2014
;
QCAZ 12790
•
1 adult
;
Napo Province
,
WWS
,
Powerline Trail
;
12 July 2018
;
QCAZ 17122
•
1 adult
;
Napo Province
,
WWS
,
F.A.C.E. Trail
;
7 Aug. 2019
;
QCAZ 17530
.
Identification.
Anolis
lizards have widened third and
fourth phalanges on the toes, with ventral lamellae for adhesion and gular folds present in both sexes or in males only depending on the species. Gular folds in
A. fuscoauratus
are found in males only and are unicolor pinkish-violet with white borders and white scales. This species has smooth and imbricate ventral scales and 14–19 lamellae on the third and fourth phalanges of the fourth hind toe. The iris is brown, and the tail is banded. Males reach a maximum SVL of
51 mm
and females
54 mm
(Torres- Carvajal et al. 2020).
Habitat.
This is the only anole documented from
WWS
so far. It has been found in both primary and second- ary forest. Road killed specimens and those found near buildings indicate that it can use disturbed habitats.