Belize Biodiversity Information System

   Wildlife Conservation Society

   Ministry of Natural Resources' Land Information Centre

   01/19/98

  NAME -                 Silky anole

  ORDER -                SAURIA
  FAMILY -               Polychrotidae
  SCIENTIFIC NAME -      Anolis sericeus

  SYNONYMS - Norops sericeus ustus, Cope

  REFERENCES - 3 and  1

  District                                                     Reference

  Toledo, Belize                                                       1
  Orange Walk, Belize                                                  2
  Belize, Belize                                                       2
  Cayo, Belize                                                         2
  Stann Creek, Belize                                                  2
  

  Administrative Unit                  Occurrence          Temporal    Reference

  Private land, see comments            Collected as voucher Dry season       1
  Government land                                                             2
  Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary (Private                                      2
  Caracol Archaeological Reserve                                              2
  Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary                                          2
  

  1:50,000 Quadrangle                   Reference

  15 50' to 16 00'; 88 50' to 89 15'           1
  

  References

  1  Matola, S., 1990. The Dolores Expedition, January 27 - February 3, 1990.
     Unpublished report.
  
  2  Meerman, J., 1994. Summary of Herpetofauna Distributions in Belize.
     Report to National Protected Areas Management Project.
  
  3  Lee, Julian C. 1996.  The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Yucatán
     Peninsula.  Comstock Publishing Associates. Ithaca, New York.