Mexico Herpetology

SIERRA MADRE DE CHIAPAS ANOLE
Norops matudai – Smith 1956

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BERRIOZABAL ANOLE
Norops parvicurculatus – Alvarez del Toro & Smith 1956

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NORTHERN CHIAPAS ANOLE
Norops hobartsmithi – Nieto-Montes de Oca 1995

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In the Norops schiedii group. Reviewed by Nieto-Montes de Oca (2000).

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VOLCAN SAN MARTIN ANOLE
Norops duellmani – Fitch & Henderson 1973

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SIERRA JUAREZ OAK ANOLE
Norops polyrhachis – Smith 1968

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Tropical Montane Habitat, 4,500′, Oaxaca, Mexico

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SIERRA JUAREZ ANOLE
Norops milleri – Smith, in Smith & Taylor 1950

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Tropical Montane Habitat, 4,500′, Oaxaca, Mexico

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CUAUTLAPAN ANOLE
Norops cymbops – Cope 1864

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Rainforest Habitat, 4,217′, Veracruz, Mexico

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SCHIEDE’S ANOLE
Norops schiedii – Wiegmann 1834

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HIDALGO ANOLE
Norops naufragus – Campbell, Hillis & Lamar 1989

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In the Norops schiedii group.

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SIERRA ATRAVESADA ANOLE
Norops breedlovei – Smith & Paulson 1968

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View Over Cerro Baul Region, Habitat of Norops breedlovei

Cloud Forest Ravine Habitat, 3,000′, Oaxaca, Mexico

Road-Cut Habitat, Cerro Baul, Oaxaca, Mexico

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Adult Male, 20′, Veracruz, Mexico

Dewlap of Adult Male

Adult Female, 20′, Veracruz, Mexico

Adult in situ, 2,500′, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

SILKY ANOLE
Norops sericeus – Hallowell 1856

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Rain Forest Habitat, 750′, Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico

Human-Altered Habitat, 20′, Veracruz, Mexico

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Adult Male, 1,600′, Oaxaca, Mexico

Dewlap of Adult Male

Adult Female, 1,600′, Oaxaca, Mexico

PACIFIC ANOLE
Norops subocularis – Davis 1954

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Cloud Forest of the Sierra Madre del Sur, 2,000′, Oaxaca, Mexico

Forest Microhabitat, 1,600′, Oaxaca, Mexico

Streamside Forest Habitat, 1,600′, Oaxaca, Mexico

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Adult Male, 2,800′, Colima, Mexico

Dewlap of Male

Adult Female, 2,800′, Colima, Mexico

SCHMIDT’S ANOLE
Norops schmidti – Smith 1939

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Adult Male, 4,500′, Oaxaca, Mexico

Dewlap of Male

Adult Female, 4,500′, Oaxaca, Mexico

OAXACA OAK ANOLE
Norops quercorum – Fitch 1978

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Oak Forest Habitat, 4,800′, Oaxaca, Mexico

Microhabitat, 4,800′, Oaxaca, Mexico

Arid Canyon Habitat, 5,000′, Puebla, Mexico

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Adult Male, 3,000′, Colima, Mexico

Adult Female, 3,000′, Colima, Mexico

CLOUDED ANOLE
Norops nebulosus – Wiegmann1834

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Montane Habitat, Southern Mexico

Tropical Thornscrub Habitat, 1,800′, Sonora, Mexico

Habitat, 250′, Sinaloa, Mexico

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