The Correct Name for the Taxon Ranked as a Family Containing the Genus Anolis under Rank-based Nomenclature and the Author of the Name Anolis loysiana

Abstract

The name Dactyloidae is based on Fitzinger's (1843) family Dactyloae, presumed to be the oldest name in the family group based on the name of a genus (used as valid by the author of the family name but not necessarily by those adopting that family name subsequently-see ICZN 1999: Arts. 11.7.1.1 and 40.1) included in the taxon in question. Consequently, the name Dactyloidae has been adopted by subsequent authors operating in the context of rank-based nomenclature (e.g., Nicholson et al. 2012, 2018; Ribeiro-Júnior 2015); however, Dactyloae Fitzinger 1843 is not the oldest such name, and therefore Dactyloidae is not the correct name for the taxon in question. ... because of its earlier date of publication, Anolidae Cocteau 1836 has priority over Dactyloidae Fitzinger 1843 (as well as over Polychrotidae Fitzinger 1843), making Anolidae the valid (correct) name for the taxon ranked as a family that contains the genus Anolis.