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Anolis lineatus
Anolis lineatus, the Curaçao striped anole or striped anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. It is native to Curaçao and Aruba of the Netherlands Antilles, but has also been introduced to Klein Curaçao.[1] It is generally common (at least on Curaçao),[2] and is particularly common in densely vegetated gardens in the capital Willemstad.[3] It is found in dry tropical shrubland at all elevations in its range,[1] but is uncommon in habitats without larger trees.[3] It can often be seen on rocks, the walls of buildings or tree trunks; at various heights but often relatively close to the ground.[4] It is a member of the A. chrysolepis species group.[4] In A. lineatus, males reach about 7–7.5 cm (2.8–3.0 in) in snout-to-vent length and the females about 6 cm (2.4 in).[3] It is overall light brownish with a dark-edged pale lateral stripe on each side, and typically several light bars on the body and tail.[3] It has an orange-yellow dewlap with a blackish spot; the dewlap is significantly larger in males than in females.[3] It is the only known species of anole where the dewlap is asymmetrically coloured, being deeper orange on one side and yellower on the other.[4][5] In almost three-quarter of all individuals the left side is the most yellow.[5] The colour difference between the two sides is indistinct in only a minority of the females.[4][5] References Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anolis lineatus.
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