| Anolis peynadoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. peynadoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis peynadoi Mertens, 1939 | |
Anolis peynadoi, the western Hispaniola green anole, northern Hispaniolan green anole, or Hispaniolan green anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in the Dominican Republic. [1]
Dactyloidae are a family of lizards commonly known as anoles and native to warmer parts of the Americas, ranging from southeastern United States to Paraguay. Instead of treating it as a family, some authorities prefer to treat it as a subfamily, Dactyloidae, of the family Iguanidae. In the past they were included in the family Polychrotidae together with Polychrus, but the latter genus is not closely related to the true anoles.
Anolis carolinensis or green anole is a tree-dwelling species of anole lizard native to the southeastern United States and introduced to islands in the Pacific and Caribbean. A small to medium-sized lizard, the green anole can change its color to several shades from brown to green.
The brown anole, also known commonly as the Cuban brown anole, or De la Sagra's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to Cuba and the Bahamas. It has been widely introduced elsewhere, via the importation and exportation of plants where the anole would lay eggs in the soil of the pots, and is now found in Florida and as far north in the United States as southern Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Hawaii, and Southern California. It has also been introduced to other Caribbean islands, Mexico and Taiwan in Asia.
Anolis chlorocyanus, the Tiburon green anole, Hispaniolan green anole, or Jeremie anole, is a species of anole endemic to the island of Hispaniola. It is very similar to the North American species, the green anole, but males have a light blue throat flap, instead of red. Females and juveniles may have darker green stripes lining the sides of their bodies, but males are often a pure bright green color. This species was introduced in southern Florida.
Anolis distichus, the bark anole, North Caribbean bark anole, or Hispaniolan gracile anole, is a species of anole lizard native to Hispaniola and the Bahamas, and introduced to Florida, where it was first recorded in 1946. It spends most its time on tree trunks. There are several subspecies and it is highly variable in color. Its body ranges from gray-brown to green, and the dewlap is cream-white, over yellow and orange to red. In Florida, most are gray-brown with a cream-white dewlap, but more greenish individuals with a yellow-edged red dewlap also occur. It is a fairly small anole, reaching up to 12.7 cm (5.0 in) in length.
Anolis cybotes, the large-headed anole, also known as the Tiburon stout anole, largehead anole or the Hispaniolan stout anole, is a species of anole native to Hispaniola and nearby small islands. It has also been introduced to Suriname and South Florida, with small but stable breeding populations. This species gets its name from the male's strangely large head. It is often brownish in color with lighter stripes on the flanks.
There are three species of lizard named Hispaniolan green anole:
The Anolis carolinensis series is a proposed clade or subgroup of closely related mid-sized trunk crown anoles within the genus Anolis. It was created by Nicholson et al. in 2012 and defined as containing thirteen species, a few examples are listed below.
The ecomorph concept is a term first coined by Ernest Edward Williams in 1972 which he defined as a “species with the same structural habitat/niche, similar in morphology and behavior, but not necessarily close phyletically.” Williams first applied this definition to the Greater Antillean anoles upon observing their evolutionary radiation, although it has since been used widely elsewhere.
There are three species of lizard named Hispaniolan gracile anole:
Anolis barbouri, the Hispaniolan hopping anole , is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Hispaniola.
Anolis callainus, the Dominican green anole, Northern Hispaniolan green anole, or Hispaniolan green anole , is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in the Dominican Republic.
There are two species of lizard found in the Dominican Republic named Northern Hispaniolan green anole:
Anolis landestoyi, the Hispaniolan chamaeleon anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in the Dominican Republic.
Anolis properus, the Hispaniolan gracile anole or bark anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in the Dominican Republic.
Anolis ravitergum, the Hispaniolan gracile anole or bark anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in the Dominican Republic.
Anolis semilineatus, the Hispaniolan grass anole, Santo Domingo anole, or half-lined Hispaniolan grass anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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