Anolis hendersoni explained

Anolis hendersoni, also known commonly as Henderson's anole and the La Selle long-snouted anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to the island of Hispaniola. There are two recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, hendersoni, is in honor of American malacologist John Brooks Henderson Jr.^[1]

Geographic range

A. hendersoni is found in southern Haiti,^[2] and in adjacent southwestern Dominican Republic.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. hendersoni is forest, at altitudes from sea level to .

Description

Small for its genus, A. hendersoni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 5 cm (almost 2 inches).^[2]

Reproduction

A. hendersoni is oviparous.^[2]

Subspecies

There are two subspecies that are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

• Anolis hendersoni hendersoni
• Anolis hendersoni ravidormitans

Further reading

• Cochran DM (1923). "A new Anolis from Haiti". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 13 (11): 225–226. (Anolis hendersoni, new species).
• Schwartz A (1978). "The Hispaniolan Anolis (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Iguanidae) of the hendersoni Complex". Journal of Herpetology 12 (3): 355–370. (Anolis hendersoni ravidormitans, new subspecies).
• 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 hendersoni, p. 275).
• Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publications No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Anolis hendersoni, p. 95).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
2. "Anolis hendersoni ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=hendersoni