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Anolis lemurinus Cope, 1861 is a animal in the Dactyloidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Anolis lemurinus Cope, 1861 (Anolis lemurinus Cope, 1861)
Animalia

Anolis lemurinus Cope, 1861

Anolis lemurinus Cope, 1861

Anolis lemurinus is a lizard species where females have regionally varying polymorphic dewlap color, unlike monomorphic male dewlaps.

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Family
Genus
Anolis
Order
Class
Squamata

About Anolis lemurinus Cope, 1861

Taxonomic Placement

Anolis lemurinus Cope, 1861 belongs to the Anolis lemurinus species group.

Dewlap Morphism

Within this species, females have polymorphic dewlap coloration, while male dewlaps are monomorphic.

Female Dewlap Color Variation

The dewlap color of females varies across different regions; this variation may correlate with body size, and female dewlaps are more similar in color between geographically close populations.

Photo: (c) Alejandro Calzada Arciniega, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alejandro Calzada Arciniega · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Dactyloidae Anolis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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