Anolis juangundlachi

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Anolis juangundlachi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. juangundlachi
Binomial name
Anolis juangundlachi
Garrido, 1975

Anolis juangundlachi, also known commonly as the Finca Ceres anole and the yellow-lipped grass 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, juangundlachi, is in honor of German-Cuban zoologist Juan Gundlach. [3]

Geographic range

A. juangundlachi is found in Matanzas Province, Cuba. [1] . [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. juangundlachi is grassland. [1]

Description

Small for its genus, A. juangundlachi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 36 mm (1.4 in) in males and 31 mm (1.2 in) in females. It is chestnut brown dorsally, and yellow ventrally. The iris of the eye is blue. The dewlap is pale yellow in males and absent in females. [2]

Reproduction

A. juangundlachi is oviparous. [2]

Taxonomy

A. gundlachi is a member of the Anolis alutaceus species group. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Fong, A. (2020). "Anolis juangundlachi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T178278A18969637. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T178278A18969637.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Anolis juangundlachi ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=juangundlachi
  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 juangundlachi, p. 137).

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