Anolis leachii

Anolis leachii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
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
	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;

Last updated February 17, 2025

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]

References

1 2 3 4 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.
1 2 Species Anolis leachii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
1 2 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).
↑ 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).

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).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 4 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.

[RDB-2] 1 2 Species Anolis leachii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[MalThorp-3] 1 2 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).

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