Anolis ahli

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Anolis ahli
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. ahli
Binomial name
Anolis ahli
Barbour, 1925
Synonyms [2]
  • Anolis ahli
    Barbour, 1925
  • Anolis allogus ahli
    — Barbour, 1937
  • Anolis mestrei ahli
    Hardy, 1958
  • Anolis ahli
    Schwartz, 1968
  • Norops ahli
    Nicholson, 2002

Anolis ahli, also known commonly as Ahl's anole and the Escambray blue-eyed anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cuba. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, ahli, is in honor of German zoologist Ernst Ahl. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. ahli is forest. [1]

Description

Moderate-sized for its genus, A. ahli may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.5 cm (2.2 in) in males. Females are about 10% smaller than males, with a maximum SVL of 4.8 cm (1.9 in). The iris of the eye is blue. [2]

Diet

A. ahli preys upon fruit flies, roaches, and isopods. [1]

Reproduction

A. ahli is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Fong A (2020). "Anolis ahli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T177903A18968640. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T177903A18968640.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Species Anolis ahli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.com.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis ahli, p. 3).

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