Biology:Anadia ocellata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Anadia |
| Species: | A. ocellata
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| Anadia ocellata Gray, 1845
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Anadia ocellata, commonly known as the ocellated anadia , is a species of lizard endemic to the Americas.[3]
Description
A. ocellata is a small and slender lizard. Its body is cylindrical with a long tail that is very sensitive and quickly subject to autotomy when in danger or when manipulated inadequately.[3]
Geographic range
A. ocellata is distributed from Costa Rica to Ecuador.[3]
Habitat and behavior
A. ocellata is rather unusual for a lizard in that it has frequently been found in, or close to, bromeliads. Thus its habits are considered arboreal, which would account for its scarceness.[3]
References
- ↑ Batista, A., García Rodríguez, A., Saborío, G., Vargas Álvarez, J., Acosta Chaves, V. & Arredondo, J.C. 2016. Anadia ocellata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T203048A2759434. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T203048A2759434.en. Downloaded on 08 July 2019.
- ↑ "Anadia ocellata ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Anadia ocellata ". Atta, INBio , Biodiversity of Costa Rica.
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. ... Teiidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Anadia ocellata, pp. 398–399, description of holotype; and A. metallica, p. 400).
- Gray JE. 1845. Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Anadia ocellata, new species, p. 58).
Wikidata ☰ Q2845094 entry
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