@article {290, title = {Case 3672: Anolis chlorocyanus\ Dum{\'e}ril \& Bibron, 1837 and\ Anolis coelestinus\ Cope, 1862 (Reptilia, Squamata): proposed conservation of the specific names and designation of a neotype for\ A.\ chlorocyanus}, journal = {Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature}, volume = {72}, number = {1}, year = {2015}, month = {3}, type = {Case}, chapter = {45}, abstract = {

The purpose of this application, under Article 75.6 of the Code, is to conserve the specific names of\ Anolis chlorocyanus\ Dum{\'e}ril \& Bibron, 1837\ and\ Anolis coelestinus\ Cope, 1862\ in their accustomed usages. The syntypes of the former species are conspecific with the only available syntype of the latter; however, for about 85 years the name\ A.\ coelestinus\ has been applied to the species represented by these types. For the same period of time the name\ A.\ chlorocyanus\ has been consistently applied to another equally well-known taxonomic species. It is proposed that the Commission use its plenary power to set aside the type status of the syntypes of\ A.\ chlorocyanus\ in order to stabilize the current and long-established usage of the names\ A.\ chlorocyanus\ and\ A.\ coelestinus.\ It is further proposed that the specimen SMF 97845 be designated as the neotype of\ A.\ chlorocyanus\ Dum{\'e}ril \& Bibron 1837. SMF 97845 is an adult male from El Lim{\'o}n, Province Saman{\'a}, Dominican Republic, that represents the taxonomic species traditionally referred to as\ A.\ chlorocyanus.

}, keywords = {Nomenclature, taxonomy, Reptilia, Squamata, Dactyloidae, Anolis, Anolis chlorocyanus, Anolis coelestinus, Hispaniolan green anoles, Greater Antilles, Hispaniola}, author = {K{\"o}hler, Gunther and Hedges, S Blair} }