Anolis maynardii

Anolis maynardii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. maynardii
Binomial name
	Anolis maynardii; Garman, 1888

Last updated July 30, 2025

Anolis maynardii, also known commonly as Maynard's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the Cayman Islands.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, maynardii, is in honor of American ornithologist Charles Johnson Maynard.^[3]^: 172

Behavior

Anolis maynardi is arboreal, but it is occasionally found on the ground and in buildings.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Anolis maynardii is forest, at altitudes of 2–12 m (6.6–39.4 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

Anolis maynardii is oviparous.^[2]

Taxonomy

Anolis maynardii is a member of the Anolis carolinensis species group.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Echternacht, A.; Mahler, D.L. (2020). "Anolis maynardi [sic]". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T203886A2772021.en. Accessed on 29 July 2025.
1 2 3 Species Anolis maynardii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-datbase.org.
↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Garman, S. (1888). "Reptiles and Batrachians from the Caymans and from the Bahamas. Collected by Prof. C. J. Maynard for the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge, Mass". Bulletin of the Essex Institute. 20: 101–113. (Anolis maynardii, new species, pp. 107–108).
Schwartz, A.; Henderson, R.W. (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. ISBN 978-0813010496. 720 pp. ("Anolis maynardi [sic]", p. 300).
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 maynardi [sic]", p. 93).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 Echternacht, A.; Mahler, D.L. (2020). "Anolis maynardi [sic]". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T203886A2772021.en. Accessed on 29 July 2025.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Species Anolis maynardii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-datbase.org.

[3] Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

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