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Type: Correspondence
Published: 2017-07-07
Page range: 377–379
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Books, book reviews, anoles, and do we really know what we believe we know?

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Abstract

McCranie & Köhler (2015, hereafter M&K) recently published a book on the systematics, distribution, and conservation of the anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae) of the Central American country of Honduras. Those authors included 39 species placed in two genera. Gray (2015; hereafter G) published a largely well-done review of that book. However, G made a few incorrect statements, some of which I feel need to be addressed. In addition, the anole systematics at the species, and especially at the generic level, are extremely contentious issues that affect anyone trying to publish any manuscript regarding anole systematics.

 

References

  1. Gray, L. (2015) Book Review: The anoles of Honduras. James R. McCranie and Gunther Köhler. Herpetological Review, 46, 655–657.

    McCranie, J.R. (2007) Herpetological fieldwork in the lowland rainforests of northeastern Honduras: pleasure or how quickly we forget? Iguana, 14, 172–183.

    McCranie, J.R. (2011) The snakes of Honduras: systematics, distribution, and conservation. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Contributions to Herpetology, 26, i–x, 1–714, pls. 1–20.

    McCranie, J.R. (2015) A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed. Zootaxa, 3931 (3), 352–386.
    https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3931.3.2

    McCranie, J.R. & Köhler, G. (2015) The anoles (Reptilia: Squamata: Dactyloidae: Anolis: Norops) of Honduras. Systematics, distribution, and conservation. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Special Publications Series, 1, 1–292.
    https://doi.org/10.3099/0027-4100-14.1.1

    Poe, S. (2013) 1986 Redux: new genera of anoles (Sauria: Dactyloidae) are unwarranted. Zootaxa, 3626 (2), 295–299. [the 1986 publication referred to by Poe in his title was actually published in 1987].
    http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3626.2.7