Synonyms for some species of Mexican anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)

Adrián Nieto‐Montes de, Steven Poe, Simon G. Scarpetta, Levi N. Gray, Carl S. Lieb

Zootaxa · 2013 · 11 citations · 5 references

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We studied type material and freshly collected topotypical specimens to assess the taxonomic status of five names associated with species of Mexican Anolis. We find A. schmidti to be a junior synonym of A. nebulosus, A. breedlovei to be a junior synonym of A. cuprinus, A. polyrhachis to be a junior synonym of A. rubiginosus, A. simmonsi to be a junior synonym of A. nebuloides, and A. adleri to be a junior synonym of A. liogaster.

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