Anolis brooksi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Anolidae
Genus: Anolis
Species: Anolis brooksi

Name

Anolis brooksi (Barbour, 1923)

• Holotype: MCZ 16297, juvenile ♀.
• Type locality: “Mt. Sapo, [Darién,] eastern Panama, 2,500 feet elevation”.

Combinations

• Diaphoranolis brooksi Barbour, 1923: 7 [original combination]
• Anolis brooksi – Poe & Ryan, 2017: 7 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Anolis kathydayae Poe & Ryan, 2017: 11 [synonymised by Marín, Bocanumenth & Daza (2025: 450)]

References

Primary references

• Barbour, T. 1923. Notes on reptiles and amphibians from Panamá. Occasional papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 129: 1–16. hdl: 2027.42/56568
• Poe, S. & Ryan, M.J. 2017. Description of two new species similar to Anolis insignis (Squamata: Iguanidae) and resurrection of Anolis (Diaphoranolis) brooksi. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 11(2) [General Section]: 1–16 (e141). Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Marín, C.M., Bocanumenth, D. & Daza, J.M. 2025. The colorful giants: Revisiting the systematics of the Anolis latifrons series (Squamata: Anolidae). Vertebrate Zoology 75: 441–457. DOI: 10.3897/vz.75.e162071 Reference page.