Anolis townsendi
Species of lizard
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Anolis townsendi, Townsend's anole or Cocos Island anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cocos Island in Costa Rica.[2]
| Anolis townsendi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. townsendi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis townsendi Stejneger, 1900 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Norops townsendi (Stejneger, 1900) | |
Ecology
A. townsendi is sometimes predated on by the Cocos cuckoo (Coccyzus ferrugineus), a bird and another endemic species of the island.[3]
