Anolis planiceps
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| Anolis eewi Roze, 1958
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Anolis eewi is a species of the lizard in the family Dactyloidae.[1]
Geographic range
Anolis eewi is endemic to Bolivar, Venezuela.[1] It may be found on the Chimantá Tepui.
Etymology
The specific name, eewi, is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest E. Williams, a wordplay on his initials, E.E.W.[2]
Original Publication
- Roze J. 1958. "Los reptiles del Chimantá Tepui (Estado Bolívar, Venezuela) colectados por la expedición botánica del Chicago Natural History Museum". Acta Biológica Venezuelica 2 (25): 299-314. (Anolis eewi, new species, p. 311).
References
- ^ a b Anolis eewi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 February 2015.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis eewi, p. 81).