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| Anolis robinsoni & A. riparius Chaves, Ryan, Bolaños, Márquez, Köhler & Poe, 2023 |
Abstract
We describe two new species of Draconura-clade semiaquatic anoles from the central Pacific versant of Costa Rica. The two new species are similar to Anolis aquaticus in external appearance and ecology but differ from this species in male dewlap coloration and scalation. Anolis robinsoni sp. nov. and A. riparius sp. nov. differ from each other mainly in male dewlap color. All three species are distinct according to diagnostic morphological traits and a phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences (669 bases of COI gene). We discuss the distribution and ecology of Anolis aquaticus and the new species.
Keywords: Reptilia, anoles, taxonomy, phylogenetics
Gerardo Chaves, Mason J. Ryan, Federico Bolaños, Cruz Márquez, Gunther Köhler, Steven Poe. 2023. Two New Species of Semiaquatic Anolis (Squamata: Dactyloidae) from Costa Rica. Zootaxa. 5319(2); 249-262. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5319.2.6
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