Systematics of Ecuadorian anoles: Anolis bitectus Cope, 1864 and A. lemniscatus Boulenger, 1898, two junior synonyms of A. binotatus Peters, 1863 (Reptilia: Squamata: Anolidae) Author Ayala-Varela, Fernando 0000-0003-0199-7554 Museo de Zoología, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Avenida 12 de Octubre 1076 y Roca, Apartado 17 - 01 - 2184, Quito, Ecuador. vpossesar@gmail.com Author Poe, Steven 0000-0002-7020-4741 Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, 219 Yale Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA. anolis@unm.ed Author Posse-Sarmiento, Valentina 0000-0003-0199-7554 Museo de Zoología, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Avenida 12 de Octubre 1076 y Roca, Apartado 17 - 01 - 2184, Quito, Ecuador. & Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad. Rumipamba 341 y Av. de los Shyris. Casilla postal: 17 - 07 - 8976. Quito, Ecuador. & Integrative Biology Laboratory, Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam, Tena, Napo, Ecuador. vpossesar@gmail.com Author Fläschendräger, Axel 0009-0006-1189-2851 Botanical Garden, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg. Am Kirchtor 3, D- 06108 Halle / Saale, Germany. axel.flaeschendraeger@t-online.de Author Köhler, Gunther 0000-0002-2563-5331 Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt a. M., Germany. gkoehler@senckenberg.de Author Torres-Carvajal, Omar 0000-0003-0199-7554 Museo de Zoología, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Avenida 12 de Octubre 1076 y Roca, Apartado 17 - 01 - 2184, Quito, Ecuador. vpossesar@gmail.com text Zootaxa 2025 2025-06-12 5647 1 27 50 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5647.1.2 journal article 311392 10.11646/zootaxa.5647.1.2 975aae87-c147-4746-84f7-a0757c345592 1175-5326 15819487 38D35714-A3C7-414A-9B15-9E5B2C870E4C

TABLE 4. Summary of meristic characters, ratios, measurements (mm) and color patterns of Anolis binotatus. For each quantitative character, range and sample size (N) followed by mean ± standard deviation are given.

Character	A. binotatus
Scales between second canthals	7–15 (81) 9.65 ± 1.36
Postrostrals	4–8 (81) 6.17 ± 0.82
Scales between supraorbital semicircles	1–3 (81) 1.35 ± 0.57
Loreal rows	5–8 (81) 6.81 ± 0.79
Scales between interparietal and semicircles	1–4 (81) 1.91 ± 0.57
Supralabials to below center of eye	7–10 (81) 8.41 ± 0.81
Postmentals	4–7 (81) 5.23 ± 0.89
Lamellae under phalanges II–III of fourth toe	10–15 (81) 13.05 ± 1.24
Middorsals rows	7–14 (81) 10.22 ± 1.36
Middorsals in 5% SVL	4–7 (81) 5.12 ± 0.55
Midventrals in 5% SVL	3–7 (81) 4.43 ± 0.76
Head length/SVL	0.22–0.30 (81) 0.26 ± 0.016
Head width/SVL	0.12–0.16 (81) 0.14 ± 0.007
Head height/SVL	0.10–0.14 (81) 0.12 ± 0.007
Snout length/SVL	0.09–0.13 (81) 0.11 ± 0.007
Interorbital length/SVL	0.02–0.05 (81) 0.03 ± 0.004
Interparietal length/SVL	0.02–0.05 (81) 0.03 ± 0.005
Ear height/SVL	0.01–0.03 (81) 0.02 ± 0.005
Humerus length/SVL	0.13–0.22 (81) 0.18 ± 0.018
Ulna length/SVL	0.11–0.26 (81) 0.15 ± 0.026
Hand length/SVL	0.13–0.19 (81) 0.16 ± 0.012
Femur length/SVL	0.27–0.36 (81) 0.31 ± 0.021
Tibia length/SVL	0.23–0.31 (81) 0.27 ± 0.017
Foot length/SVL	0.29–0.41 (81) 0.35 ± 0.022
4th toe length/SVL	0.17–0.33 (81) 0.21 ± 0.024
4th toe width/SVL	0.01–0.02 (81) 0.01 ± 0.003
Snout-vent length	45.00–55.22 (81) 49.02 ± 2.54
Dewlap color in males	Solid orange skin; scales white
Maximum SVL	55