Anolis leachii

Anolis leachii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. leachii
Binomial name
Anolis leachii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837
Synonyms [2]
Anolis leachii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 Anolis bimaculatus leachii — Underwood in E. Williams et al., 1959 Anolis bimaculatus leachi — Lazell, 1972 Anolis leachi — Burnell & Hedges, 1990

Anolis leachii, the Antigua Bank tree anole, Barbuda Bank tree anole, or panther anole, is a species of anole, a lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the Caribbean.

Geographic range

A. leachii is native to Antigua and Barbuda, an island-nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles, where it can be found on both main islands. It has also been introduced to Bermuda ^[3] and Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. ^[1]

Description

A. leachii is a relatively large anole species.^{[ citation needed ]}

Sympatry

A. leachii coexists with the smaller anoles A. wattsi on Antigua, and A. forresti on Barbuda. ^[3]

Habitat

The natural habitat of A. leachii is shrubland, but it is also found in disturbed areas such as pastures and urban areas. ^[1]

Reproduction

A. leachii is oviparous. ^{[1] [2]}

Etymology

The specific name, leachii, is in honor of English zoologist William Elford Leach. ^[4]

Leach's anole on tree.

References

1. Daltry JC, Powell R, Dewynter M, Mahler DL (2020). "Anolis leachii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T203885A2772011. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203885/2772011. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
2. Species Anolis leachii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
3. Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. London: Macmillan Education Ltd. 144 pp. ISBN   978-0-333-69141-0. (Anolis leachii, pp. 68, 71).
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 leachii, p. 153).

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Anolis leachii, pp. 29–30).
• Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1837). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome quatrième [Volume 4]. Paris: Roret. ii + 571 pp. (Anolis leachii, new species, pp. 152–156).
• Platenberg R (2019). "Barbuda Bank Tree Anole (Anolis leachii) on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands". IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians26 (1): 79.
• 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 bimaculatus leachi, pp. 70–71).