Anolis fairchildi explained
Anolis fairchildi, also known commonly as the Cay Sal anole and Fairchild's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to the Bahamas.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, fairchildi, is in honor of American botanist David Grandison Fairchild.[2]
Geographic range
A. fairchildi is endemic to Cay Sal Bank in the Bahamas.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. fairchildi is dry shrubland.
Reproduction
A. fairchildi is oviparous.[1]
Taxonomy
A. fairchildi is a member of the A. carolinensis species group.[1]
Further reading
- Barbour T, Shreve B (1935). "Concerning some Bahamian Reptiles, with Notes on the Fauna". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 40: 347–365. (Anolis fairchildi, new species, P. 357).
- Nicholson KE, Crother BI, Guyer C, Savage JM (2018). "Translating a clade based classification into one that is valid under the international code of zoological nomenclature: the case of the lizards of the family Dactyloidae (Order Squamata)". Zootaxa 4461 (4): 573–586. (Anolis fairchildi).
- 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 fairchildi, p. 263).
Notes and References
- www.reptile-database.org.
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