Anolis planiceps Troschel, 1848

Ribeiro-Júnior, Marco A., 2015, Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. I. Dactyloidae, Hoplocercidae, Iguanidae, Leiosauridae, Polychrotidae, Tropiduridae, Zootaxa 3983 (3), pp. 1-110 : 12-13

Anolis planiceps Troschel, 1848

Type-locality. Caracas, Venezuela.

Pertinent taxonomic references. Troschel (1848), Roze (1958), Vanzolini & Williams (1970), Hoogmoed (1973), Savage & Guyer (1991), Ávila-Pires (1995), Myers & Donnelly (1997), Glor et al. (2001), D’Angiolella et al. (2011), Nicholson et al. (2012).

Distribution and habitat. Anolis planiceps is endemic to northern Amazonia (western of Guiana region), occurring in Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, and Colombia ( Fig. 6 ). In Brazil, it is known from the states of Amazonas and Roraima. Anolis planiceps is predominantly terrestrial and diurnal, inhabits primary terra firme forest, but it is also found in swamp forests and with low density on tepuis (Vitt & Zani 1996b; Myers & Donnelly 1997; Vitt et al. 2008a), where it is found on the leaf litter, and occasionally on lower vegetation ( Martins 1991; Ávila-Pires 1995; Vitt et al. 2008a).

Figures

FIGURE 6. Distribution of examined material of Anolis planiceps, A. scypheus and A. tandai.