Anolis hobartsmithi

Anolis hobartsmithi, also known commonly as Hobart Smith's anole, the north Chiapas anole, and el abanquillo de Hobart Smith in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, hobartsmithi, is in honor of American herpetologist Hobart Muir Smith.

Geographic range

A. hobartsmithi is endemic to the Mexican state of Chiapas.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. hobartsmithi is forest, but it has also been found in agricultural areas. The holotype was collected at an altitude of about .

Reproduction

A. hobartsmithi is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• (2022). Lizards of Mexico. Part I. Iguanian lizards. Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. 2. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 448 pp. .
• (2001). "The systematics of Anolis hobartsmithi (Squamata: Polychrotidae), another species of the Anolis schiedii group from Chiapas, Mexico". In: , , (2021). Mesoamerican Herpetology: Systematics, Zoogeography, and Conservation. El Paso, Texas: University of Texas at El Paso. 200 pp. (Anolis hobartsmithi, new species).