Anolis nicefori Barbour, 1932

Pérez-Rojas, Diego A., Escamilla-Quitián, Diego, Estupiñan-Tibaduiza, María Fernanda & Carvajal‑Cogollo, Juan E., 2020, Annotated checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of the Santander highland, Colombia, Check List 16 (3), pp. 611-620 : 616

Anolis nicefori Barbour, 1932

Materials examined. COLOMBIA • 1 adult ♂; Santander, municipality of Sucre, La Pradera, La Playa ; 05° 52ʹ19″N, 073°54ʹ41″W, 2574 m a.s.l.; 25 Jun. 2017; María Estupiñan leg.; UPTC­R 0599 • 1 adult ♂; Santander, municipality of Sucre, La Pradera, Peña Bonita river ; 05° 51ʹ43″N, 073° 54ʹ16″W, 2574 m a.s.l.; 20 Aug. 2017; Juan Carvajal, Diego Pérez, Diego Escamilla and María Estupiñan leg.; UPTC-R 0590 .

Identification. Our specimens were identified as A. nifefori based on: small dorsal scales, in 21–34 rows; small head plates, with interparietal scale much shorter than width of head between orbits; and subdigital lamellae 16–20 ( Lazell 1969).

Remarks. This species occurred in the small forest fragment and in the grassland. Individuals were observed at night, for the first time, resting on leaves and small branches. Specimens varied in color, being various shades of green, yellow, and blue ( Fig. 7 ). This variability in color has not been previously reported for this species.

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Figure 7. Color variation of Anolis nicefori. Scale bar (on right) = 20 mm.