New distribution records, morphology and natural history notes of the endemic Colombian lizard Anolis limon

AUTHORS DUVAN F. ZAMBRANO; WILMER GUTIERREZ; JORGE ZUÑIGA-BAOS; KATHERINE CANO; RONALD M. PARRA; MANUEL H. BERNAL
ABSTRACT Anolis limon is a species endemic to the inter-Andean valley of the Magdalena River; Colombia. We report three new localities for A. limon in the department of Tolima; Colombia; and provide data on its morphology; natural history; behaviour. Specimens were collected during field surveys of the eastern slope of the Central Cordillera in the Colombian Andes; their external features (scales); internal characteristics (hemipenes) were compared with literature descriptions. We detected some variation in body size; meristic data between populations of A. limon. Furthermore; the distribution of A. limon was limited to the eastern slope of the Central Cordillera; located in the middle of the Magdalena region. This zone is highly fragmented; degraded; which may affect A. limon populations; as other animal species from these localities have disappeared in the last decade. Consequently; an evaluation of the conservation status of A. limon is needed.

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AUTHORS: DUVAN F. ZAMBRANO, WILMER GUTIERREZ, JORGE ZUÑIGA-BAOS, KATHERINE CANO, RONALD M. PARRA & MANUEL H. BERNAL

ABSTRACT: Anolis limon is a species endemic to the inter-Andean valley of the Magdalena River, Colombia. We report three new localities for A. limon in the department of Tolima, Colombia, and provide data on its morphology, natural history and behaviour. Specimens were collected during field surveys of the eastern slope of the Central Cordillera in the Colombian Andes and their external features (scales) and internal characteristics (hemipenes) were compared with literature descriptions. We detected some variation in body size and meristic data between populations of A. limon. Furthermore, the distribution of A. limon was limited to the eastern slope of the Central Cordillera, located in the middle of the Magdalena region. This zone is highly fragmented and degraded, which may affect A. limon populations, as other animal species from these localities have disappeared in the last decade. Consequently, an evaluation of the conservation status of A. limon is needed.