Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Anolis bicaorum (Anolis bicaorum), recorded as Critically Endangered
Anolis bicaorum (Anolis bicaorum). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Anolis bicaorum

Anolis bicaorum

Anolis bicaorum is an anole in the family Dactyloidae, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Anolis bicaorum
Taxonomy
Squamata · Dactyloidae · Anolis

Appearance

Medium-sized for its genus, A. Bicaorum may attain a snout-to-vent length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). Its body is brownish, and its dewlap is blackish with a red margin and oblique rows of white scales.

Range and habitat

Anolis bicaorum, also known commonly as the Bay Islands anole, is a lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Honduras.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

Anoles hunt insects by sight. Males display the dewlap; many species are tightly tied to a perch type in a single range of hills or an island.

In crisis

Anolis bicaorum is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Anolis bicaorum, Wikidata item Q3343931. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Anolis bicaorum?
Anolis bicaorum is an anole in the family Dactyloidae.
What is the conservation status of Anolis bicaorum?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Anolis bicaorum. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Anolis bicaorum live?
Anolis bicaorum, also known commonly as the Bay Islands anole, is a lizard in the family Dactyloidae.
Why is Anolis bicaorum in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Anolis bicaorum?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Anolis bicaorum a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.