We found the lizard depicted above in the herpetological collection at the University of Kansas. We have no information about where it is from or who collected it. Can anybody help us identify what species it is?
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Gunther Koehler
Anolis capito
Jonathan Losos
capito occurred to me, too. How about some close-ups of the head, especially from the side?
Rich Glor
Here ya go.
Rich Glor
One more.
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http://www.biologie.uni-ulm.de/cgi-bin/query_all/details.pl?id=129030&stufe=7&typ=ZOO&sid=T&lang=d
Josiah Townsend
Looks like Anolis capito to me as well; along with the pug-nose, the paired infralabial blotches are very pale but do appear to be there
Pete Zani
A. capito was my first thought as well especially because of the dorsal pattern.
Levi Gray
My first thought was also capito but I’m not entirely convinced. Maybe do some comparisons with available specimens? I’m wondering if it could be a nitens-thing. A couple reason: most capito I’ve seen have had longer tails and the end tends to be bulbous, which I can’t see clearly in these photos.
Rich Glor
Comparisons would be cheating for this contest; I want to see what you guys can do with photos only!
Levi Gray
Didn’t realize it was a contest, was only trying to help identify! In any case, I do think it is probably capito. Given the history of the museum, it’s possible that it could be one of those South American things but unlikely.
Rich Glor
Check out the photos I just posted in response to JLo’s comment. These include photos of the head from the side.
Annelise D´Angiolella
Guys, I have never seen A. capito, but this color pattern and the scales of the head of this specimen remind me the species from the chrysolepis group. Specially because I had access to specimens from Kansas: one specimen was A. bombiceps and another one was A. scypheus. I can´t go much further with this picture, so how about trying the key to the species? 🙂
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It looks like Urostrophus vautieri 😛