''Anolis alvarezdeltoroi'', the Alvarez del Toro's anole, is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
of lizard in the
family
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Dactyloidae
Dactyloidae are a family of lizards commonly known as anoles () and native to warmer parts of the Americas, ranging from southeastern United States to Paraguay. Instead of treating it as a family, some authorities prefer to treat it as a subfami ...
. The species is found in
Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...
.
["''Anolis alvarezdeltoroi'' ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=alvarezdeltoroi]
References
Anoles
Endemic reptiles of Mexico
Reptiles described in 1996
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