Dactyloa gorgonae
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Dactyloa gorgonae is a species of lizard from the group of iguanas . The species is endemic to the Colombian island of Gorgona .
description
The animals are bright blue dorsally and a little paler ventrally . They reach a height of 51 millimeters, not including the tail and the head, which measures 16 millimeters. The width of the head is about 9 millimeters. The throat pouch is whitish and has purple stripes and dots at the base. The scales are much smaller dorsally than ventrally; but overall relatively small. The tail scales are strongly keeled and comparatively large. The round ear opening is medium in size.
Both pairs of legs are also bright blue on the top. The underside, like the rest of the body, is paler and also covered with weakly drawn, wavy purple lines. The front legs measure 33 millimeters, the rear pair of legs is almost twice as long and measures 60 millimeters. The tibia is 14 millimeters. The toes are clearly widened and have 16 lamellae under the second and third phalanx of the fourth toe.
Similar species
The species is similar to Anolis andianus . In contrast to this continental species, Dactyloa gorgonae has five rows of Loreal scales. The area above the eye is also not three-keeled and there are six lobes under the center of the eye. The hind leg is shorter in Anolis andianus .
Way of life
Dactyloa gorgonae lives in trees with a minimum trunk circumference of 40 centimeters and heights from one meter. The animals descend from the treetops, especially in the morning.
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- Thomas Barbour : The Vertebrata of Gorgona Island, Colombia. V. Reptilia and Amphibia. In: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College. Vol. 46, No. 5, 1905, ISSN 0027-4100 , pp. 98-102, here pp. 99-100, digitized .
- Henry von Prahl , Felipe Guhl , Max Grögl : Gorgona. Universidad de los Andes - Facultad de Artes y Ciencias - Departamento de Biología, Bogotá 1979, ISBN 84-89200-03-3 .