Anolis planiceps

Anolis planiceps, commonly known as the golden-scaled anole, orange-fanned leaf-litter anole, or goldenscale anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, and Trinidad.^[2]

Anolis planiceps
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. planiceps
Binomial name
Anolis planiceps Troschel, 1848
Synonyms[2]
Anolis planiceps Troschel, 1848 Anolis eewi Roze, 1958 Anolis chrysolepis planiceps — Vanzolini & E.E. Williams, 1970 Anolis planiceps — D'Angiolella et al., 2011

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. planiceps is forest, at altitudes of 40–1,800 m (130–5,910 ft).^[1]

Description

A. planiceps may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.5 cm (3.0 in).^[2]

Reproduction

A. planiceps is oviparous.^[2]

Etymology

The synonym, A. eewi, was named in honor of American herpetologist Ernest Edward Williams, a wordplay on his initials, E.E.W.^[3]