Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology
Source Publication
Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
Source ISSN
0027-4100
Abstract
The Anolis chrysolepis species group is distributed across the entire Amazon basin and currently consists of A. bombiceps and five subspecies of A. chrysolepis. These lizards are characterized by moderate size, relatively narrow digital pads, and a small dewlap that does not reach the axilla. We used the mitochondrial gene ND2 to estimate phylogenetic relationships among putative subspecies of A. chrysolepis and taxa previously hypothesized to be their close relatives. We also assessed the congruence between molecular and morphological datasets to evaluate the taxonomic status of group members. On the basis of the two datasets, we present a new taxonomy, elevating each putative subspecies of A. chrysolepis to species status. We provide new morphological diagnoses and new distributional data for each species.
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Recommended Citation
D'Angiolella, Annelise B.; Gamble, Tony; Avila-Pires, Teresa C. S.; Colli, Guarino R.; Noonan, Brice P.; and Vitt, Laurie J., "Anolis chrysolepis Duméril and Bibron, 1837 (Squamata: Iguanidae), Revisited: Molecular Phylogeny and Taxonomy of the Anolis chrysolepis Species Group" (2011). Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications. 788.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bio_fac/788
Comments
Published version. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Vol. 160, No. 2 (2011): 35-62. DOI. © 2011 Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology. Used with permission.
Tony Gamble was affiliated with University of Minnesota at the time of publication.