Anolis cooki

Anolis cooki
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. cooki
Binomial name
	Anolis cooki; Grant, 1931
Synonyms
	Anolis cristatellus cooki; Grant, 1931; Anolis cooki; — Thomas, 1966; Anolis cooki; — Schwartz & Henderson, 1991; Ctenonotus cooki; — Nicholson et al., 2012;

Last updated February 17, 2025

Anolis cooki, also known commonly as Cook's anole, Cook's pallid anole, and the Guanica pallid anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Puerto Rico.

Etymology

The specific name, cooki, is in honor of Melville Thurston Cook (1869–1952), who was an American botanist and entomologist.^[4]

Geographic range

A. cooki is found in southwestern Puerto Rico, including the island of Caja de Muertos.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. cooki is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 100 m (330 ft).^[1]

Description

Moderate-sized for the genus Anolis, males of A. cooki may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7 cm (2.8 in). Females are smaller, attaining 6 cm (2.4 in) SVL.^[2]

Reproduction

A. cooki is oviparous.^[1]^[2]

Taxonomy

A. cooki was originally described as a subspecies of Anolis cristatellus but raised to species rank in 1966.^[3] In 2012 Nicholson et al. "split" the genus Anolis and placed A. cooki in the genus Ctenonotus, a move which has not been widely accepted.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Mahler DL, Joglar R, Rodriguez C (2021). "Anolis cooki ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T4994752A75171516.en. Accessed on 04 April 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 Anolis cooki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 June 2021.
1 2 Schwartz & Thomas (1975).
↑ 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 cooki, p. 58).

Gorman GC, Thomas R, Atkins L (1968). "Intra- and interspecific chromosome variation in the lizard Anolis cristatellus and its closest relatives". Breviora (293): 1–13.
Grant C (1931). "A New Species and Two New Sub-species of the Genus Anolis ". Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Porto [sic] Rico15: 219–222. (Anolis cristatellus cooki, new subspecies, p. 221).
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 cooki, p. 242).
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 cooki, pp. 74–75).
Thomas R (1966). "Additional notes on the amphisbaenids of greater Puerto Rico". Breviora (249): 1–23. (Anolis cooki, elevated to species, p. 3).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 4 Mahler DL, Joglar R, Rodriguez C (2021). "Anolis cooki ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T4994752A75171516.en. Accessed on 04 April 2022.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Anolis cooki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 June 2021.

[SchwarThom1975-3] 1 2 Schwartz & Thomas (1975).

[4] 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 cooki, p. 58).

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