Anolis fuscoauratus d’Orbigny 1837

Llanqui, Irbin B., Y. Salas, Cinthya & Oblitas, Melissa P., 2019, A preliminary checklist of amphibians and reptiles from the vicinity of La Nube Biological Station, Bahuaja-Sonene National Park, Peru, Check List 15 (5), pp. 773-796 : 786

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/15.5.773
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/900E87F7-FFAE-960A-FF5D-FCDBB4F63652
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Anolis fuscoauratus d’Orbigny 1837
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Material examined. MUSA 4103; Transect TN13, 26. IX.2013. MUSA 4104; Transect TN17, 25.IX.2013.

Identification. A small lizard, SVL 37.7–49 mm in males and 38–50.5 mm in females. It can be identified by weakly keeled dorsal scales, even on the head, and granular ventral scales. Dorsum varies from pinkish tan to grayish brown; venter white, commonly with gray flecks. Dewlap pale pink with some white scales. Tail with dark brown transversal bands. Similar species that occur in adjacent localities are: A. ortonii , which has smooth dorsal scales, even on the head, flat ventral scales, and dewlap yellow with white scales; A. scypheus , which has ventral scales keeled and imbricate, and dewlap rose with blue center ( Duellman 1978, 2005, Ávila- Pires 1995, Cole et al. 2013).

Distribution. Anolis fuscoauratus is widely distributed in South America in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela up to 1800 m a.s.l. ( Ávila-Pires 1995, Poe and Yañez-Miranda 2008, Ribeiro-Júnior 2015, Koch et al. 2018, Uetz and Hošek 2019).