Anolis planiceps

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Anolis planiceps

Anolis planiceps, commonly known as the golden-scaled anole, orange-fanned leaf-litter anole, or goldenscale anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, and Trinidad.[2]

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Anolis planiceps
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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. planiceps
Binomial name
Anolis planiceps
Troschel, 1848
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Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. planiceps is forest, at altitudes of 40–1,800 m (130–5,910 ft).[1]

Description

A. planiceps may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.5 cm (3.0 in).[2]

Reproduction

A. planiceps is oviparous.[2]

Etymology

The synonym, A. eewi, was named in honor of American herpetologist Ernest Edward Williams, a wordplay on his initials, E.E.W.[3]

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