Anolis delafuentei

Anolis delafuentei
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. delafuentei
Binomial name
	Anolis delafuentei; Garrido, 1982
Synonyms
	Anolis delafuentei; Garrido, 1982; Norops delafuentei; — Nicholson, 2002;

Last updated June 24, 2025

Anolis delafuentei, also known commonly as the Escambray crested anole and the Guamuhaya anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, delafuentei, is in honor of Argentinian herpetological paleontologist Marcelo S. de la Fuente.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. delafuentei is forest, at an altitude of 700 m (2,300 ft).^[1]

Description

A. delafuentei is known only from the holotype, which is a male with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6 cm (2.4 in).^[2]

Reproduction

A. delafuentei is oviparous.^[2]

Taxonomy

A. delafuentei is a member of the A. sagrei species group.^[2]

References

1 2 Fong A (2021). "Anolis delafuentei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T74994985A75171546.en. Accessed on 04 July 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 Species Anolis delafuentei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database. org.
↑ 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 delafuentei, p. 68).

Garrido OH (1982). "Nueva especie de Anolis (Lacertilia, Iguanidae) para Cuba". Doñana, Acta Vertebrata9: 131–137. (Anolis delafuentei, new species). (in Spanish).
Nicholson KE (2002). "Phylogenetic analysis and a test of the current infrageneric classification of Norops (beta Anolis)". Herpetological Monographs16 (1): 93–120. (Norops delafuentei, new combination).
Rodríguez Schettino L (editor) (1999). The Iguanid Lizards of Cuba. Gainesville: University Press of Florida (formerly University of Florida Press). 428 pp. ISBN 978-0813016474. (Anolis delafuentei, p. 368).
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 delafuentei, p. 251).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 Fong A (2021). "Anolis delafuentei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T74994985A75171546.en. Accessed on 04 July 2022.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Species Anolis delafuentei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database. org.

[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 delafuentei, p. 68).

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