Anolis juangundlachi explained
Anolis juangundlachi, also known commonly as the Finca Ceres anole and the yellow-lipped grass anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, juangundlachi, is in honor of German-Cuban zoologist Juan Gundlach.[2]
Geographic range
A. juangundlachi is found in Matanzas Province, Cuba.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. juangundlachi is grassland.
Description
Small for its genus, A. juangundlachi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of in males and in females. It is chestnut brown dorsally, and yellow ventrally. The iris of the eye is blue. The dewlap is pale yellow in males and absent in females.[1]
Reproduction
A. juangundlachi is oviparous.[1]
Taxonomy
A. gundlachi is a member of the Anolis alutaceus species group.[1]
Further reading
- Garrido OH (1975). "Distribución y variación del complejo Anolis cyanopleurus (Lacertilia: Iguanidae) en Cuba". Poeyana 143: 1–58. (Anolis juangundlachi, new species, p. 34). (in Spanish).
- 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 juangundlachi, p. 282).
- 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 juangundlachi, p. 86).
Notes and References
- "Anolis juangundlachi ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=juangundlachi
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