Anolis darlingtoni explained
Anolis darlingtoni, also known commonly as Darlington's anole and the La Hotte twig anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Haiti.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, darlingtoni, is in honor of American entomologist Philip Jackson Darlington Jr.[2]
Geographic range
A. darlingtoni is found in the Massif de la Hotte mountain range, Département du Sud, Haiti.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. darlingtoni is forest, at elevations of 1360–.
Reproduction
A. darlingtoni is oviparous.[1]
Further reading
- Cochran DM (1935). "New reptiles and amphibians collected in Haiti by P.J. Darlington". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 40: 367–375. (Xiphocercus darlingtoni, new species, p. 373).
- 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 darlingtoni, p. 250).
- 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 darlingtoni, p. 77).
Notes and References
- www.reptile-database.org.
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