Stream Anole

Anolis lionotus

Anolis lionotus is a semiaquatic lizard that lives in Central America, east to the Canal Zone of Panama. It is typically found on streamside boulders or vegetation, and does not hesitate to plunge into the water to escape perceived threats.
Anolis lionotus Anolis lionotus,Lion Anole

Naming

There remains some confusion as to whether this species is a separate species from A. oxylophus Cope, 1876.

Synonyms:
Anolis rixi Boulenger, 1894
Norops lionotus Villa Et Al., 1988
A Stream Anole (Anolis lionotus) on a partially submerged leaf in El Valle de Anton, Panama Unlike most anole lizards, this species does not hesitate to escape into water. This one was photographed in situ on a partially submerged leaf; the lizard's back feet and most of its tail are submerged in this photo. Anole,Anolis lionotus,Geotagged,Panama,Stream Anole,Winter

Distribution

This species occurs south of the Cordillera de Talamanca in Panama as far east as the Canal Zone (Kohler 2003). Its elevation range is between 0 and 3,000 m above sea level.

Status

Anolis lionotus is listed as Least Concern in view of its fairly large distribution, and because it is unlikely that this species is undergoing significant population declines to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. However, this species' habitat is threatened by urbanization and agriculture and therefore monitoring is necessary to ensure a change in status triggers a higher threat category.

Habitat

This is a semi-aquatic species which has been reported from moist forest and stream-sides.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyDactyloidae
GenusAnolis
SpeciesAnolis lionotus
Photographed in
Costa Rica
Panama