Anolis richardii

Grenada tree anole
Richard's anole, Tobago
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. richardii
Binomial name
Anolis richardii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837
Synonyms [2]
Anolis Richardii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 Anolis occipitalis Gray, 1840 Anolis stenodactylus Gray, 1840 Ptychonotus (Ctenodeira) richardii — Fitzinger, 1843 Anolis trossulus Garman, 1887 Anolis richardi — Schwartz & Henderson, 1991 Dactyloa richardii — Nicholson et al., 2012

Anolis richardii, commonly known as the Grenada tree anole or Richard's anole, is a species of anole lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in the Caribbean.

Etymology

The specific name, richardii, is in honor of French botanist Louis Claude Marie Richard. ^[3]

Geographic range

A. richardii is native to Grenada and the Grenadines islands, and it has been introduced to Tobago. ^[4]

Description

A. richardsii is large for an anole, with males reaching a maximum length of 140 mm (5.5 in) snout-to-vent. It has a dark green or brown dorsal surface, with a green-gray to yellow ventral surface. Its dewlap is orange, yellow, or gray-green. Females and juveniles often have a yellow or cream-colored lateral stripe. ^[4]

References

1. Powell, R., Dewynter, M., Daltry, J.C. & Mahler, D.L. (2020). "Anolis richardii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T203888A2772041. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203888/2772041. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
2. "Anolis richardii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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 richardii [sic]", p. 220).
4. Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles and Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. London: Macmillan Education Ltd. ISBN   0-333-69141-5. (Anolis richardii, pp. 104, 106).

External links

• Anolis richardii at the Encyclopedia of Life.
• Anolis richardii at the Reptile Database.

Further reading

• Boulenger, G.A. (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 richardii, pp. 37–38).
• Duméril, A.M.C.; Bibron, G. (1837). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome quatrième. [= General Herpetology or Complete Natural History of the Reptiles. Volume 4 ]. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. 571 pp. + errata et emendanda. ("Anolis Richardii ", new species, pp. 141–142). (in French).
• Nicholson, Kirsten E.; Crother, Brian I.; Guyer, Craig; Savage, Jay M. (2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Zootaxa3477: 1-108. (Dactyloa richardii, new combination).
• 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 richardi [sic]", p. 98).