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Anolis ortonii Cope, 1868 is a animal in the Dactyloidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Anolis ortonii Cope, 1868 (Anolis ortonii Cope, 1868)
Animalia

Anolis ortonii Cope, 1868

Anolis ortonii Cope, 1868

Anolis ortonii is a dactyloid lizard species found in northern South America east of the Andes.

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Family
Genus
Anolis
Order
Class
Squamata

About Anolis ortonii Cope, 1868

Common Name and Family

Anolis ortonii, commonly known as the bark anole or Orton's anole, is a species of lizard that belongs to the Dactyloidae family.

Etymology of Scientific Name

Its specific scientific epithet ortonii is given to honor James Orton.

Geographic Distribution

This species occurs in northern South America, east of the Andes, in the countries of Brazil, French Guiana, Surinaine, Guyana, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia.

Photo: (c) Franck Mendes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Franck Mendes · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Dactyloidae Anolis

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

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