Anolis etheridgei

Anolis etheridgei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. etheridgei
Binomial name
Anolis etheridgei
Synonyms[2]
  • Anolis darlingtoni
    Cochran, 1939
  • Anolis etheridgei
    E. Williams, 1962
    (nomen substitutum)
  • Chamaelinorops etheridgei
    — Nicholson et al., 2012
  • Deiroptyx etheridgei
    — Nicholson et al., 2018

Anolis etheridgei, also known commonly as Etheridge's anole and the montane bush anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, etheridgei, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard Emmett Etheridge.[3]

Geographic range

A. etheridgei occurs in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. etheridgei is forest, at altitudes of 550–2,440 m (1,800–8,010 ft).[1]

Description

A small anole, A. etheridgei may attain a snout-to-vent length of 4.3 cm (1.7 in). The tail is long, more than twice SVL. The dewlap is small and white, and the iris of the eye is blue.[2]

Diet

A. etheridgei preys upon invertebrates.[1]

Reproduction

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Hedges SB, Inchaustegui S, Landestoy M (2021). "Anolis etheridgei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T74995249A75171571.en. Accessed 02 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Anolis etheridgei ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=etheridgei
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis etheridgei, p. 86).

Further reading

  • Mahler DL (2010). "Natural history observations for two montane anole species from the Dominican Republic". (Anolis etheridgei, pp. 115–117).
  • Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Anolis etheridgei, p. 259).
  • 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 etheridgei, p. 82).
  • Williams EE (1962). "Notes on the herpetology of Hispaniola. 7. New material of two poorly known anoles: Anolis monticola Shreve and Anolis christophei Williams". Breviora (164): 1–11. (Anolis etheridgei, new name, p. 1).



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