Anolis bremeri

Anolis bremeri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. bremeri
Binomial name
Anolis bremeri Barbour, 1914

Anolis bremeri, also known commonly as the Cuban variegated anole and the Herradura anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cuba. Two subspecies are recognized.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, bremeri, is in honor of John Lewis Bremer (1874–1959), who was an American physician and anatomy professor.[3]

Description

A. bremeri is moderate-sized for its genus. Males are larger than females. Males may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.2 cm (2.8 in), but females do not exceed 5.2 cm (2.0 in) SVL.[2]

Reproduction

A. bremeri is oviparous.[1][2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

• Anolis bremeri bremeri Barbour, 1914 – Pinar del Río Province, Cuba
• Anolis bremeri insulaepinorum Garrido, 1972 – Isla de la Juventud (formerly called the Isle of Pines), Cuba

References

1. Fong A (2020). "Anolis bremeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T74994572A75171466. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/74994572/75171466. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
2. Species Anolis bremeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. Anolis bremeri, p. 38).

Further reading

• Barbour T (1914). "A Contribution to the Zoögeography of the West Indies, with Especial Reference to Amphibians and Reptiles". Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 44 (2): 205–359 + one unnumbered plate. (Anolis bremeri, new species, p. 288–289).
• Garrido OH (1972). "Anolis bremeri Barbour (Lacertilia: Iguanidae) en el occidente de Cuba e Isla de Piños ". Caribbean Journal of Science 12 (1–2): 59–77. (Anolis bremeri insulaepinorum, new subspecies, p. 63). (in Spanish).
• Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Anolis bremeri, p. 230).
• 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 bremeri, p. 71).