Anolis punctatus Daudin, 1802

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 : 13

Anolis punctatus Daudin, 1802

Type-locality. South America.

Pertinent taxonomic references. Daudin (1802b), Wied-Neuwied (1821), Raddi (1823), Spix (1825), Duméril & Bibron (1837), Fitzinger (1843), Gray (1845), O'Shaughnessy (1881), Boulenger (1885), Ahl (1925), Amaral (1933), Myers & Carvalho (1945), Williams (1965, 1982), Hoogmoed (1973), Dixon & Soini (1975, 1986), Duellman (1978), Williams & Vanzolini (1980), Cunha et al. (1985), Savage & Guyer (1989), Ávila-Pires (1995), Glor et al. (2001), Poe (2004), Castañeda & de Queiroz (2011, 2013), Nicholson et al. (2012), Prates et al. (2014).

Distribution and habitat. Anolis punctatus is widespread in Amazonia and Atlantic Forest, occurring in Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia ( Fig.7 ). Hoogmoed (1973) and Gasc (1990) reported the species to Suriname and French Guiana, respectively. In Brazil, it is known from the states of Amapá, Pará, Maranhão, Amazonas, Roraima, Acre, Rondônia, Mato Grosso (Amazonian region), Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo (Atlantic Forest). Anolis punctatus is arboreal and diurnal, inhabits primary and secondary terra firme and várzea forests ( Williams & Vanzolini 1980), where it is usually found on tree trunks (in a variety of heights on trees), as well as on fallen trunks, stems of palms, vines, and on the ground ( Ávila-Pires 1995; Vitt et al. 2003a). According Vitt et al. (2003a) the species is frequently found in Amazonia close to more open, sunny places, like forest edge, fallen trees, and near river margins.

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FIGURE 7. Distribution of examined material of Anolis punctatus.