Anolis ahli explained

Anolis ahli, also known commonly as Ahl's anole and the Escambray blue-eyed anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, ahli, is in honor of German zoologist Ernst Ahl.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. ahli is forest.

Description

Moderate-sized for its genus, A. ahli may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.5cm (02.2inches) in males. Females are about 10% smaller than males, with a maximum SVL of 4.8cm (01.9inches). The iris of the eye is blue.^[1]

Diet

A. ahli preys upon fruit flies, roaches, and isopods.

Reproduction

A. ahli is oviparous.^[1]

Further reading

• Barbour T (1925). "A new Cuban Anolis ". Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History 5: 167–168. (Anolis ahli, new species).
• Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. . (Anolis ahli, p. 209).
• Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Anolis ahli, p. 65).

Notes and References

1. www.reptile-database.com.
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Anolis ahli, p. 3).