Anolis smaragdinus

Anolis smaragdinus
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. smaragdinus
Binomial name
Anolis smaragdinus Barbour & Shreve, 1935 [2]

Anolis smaragdinus, also known commonly as the Bahamian green anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. ^[2] The species is native to the Bahamas. There are two recognized subspecies.

Taxonomy

A. smaragdinus is part of the A. carolinensis series of anoles. ^[2]

Geographic range

A. smaragdinus is endemic to the Bahamas. ^[2]

Habitat

A. smaragdinus is found in a variety of habitats, including forest, shrubland, and introduced vegetation. ^[1]

Diet

A. smaragdinus preys upon insects, spiders, and snails, and also eats plant material. ^[1]

Reproduction

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

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies:

• Anolis smaragdinus lerneri Oliver, 1948
• Anolis smaragdinus smaragdinus Barbour & Shreve, 1935 ^[2]

Etymology

The subspecific name, lerneri, is in honor of American businessman Michael Lerner, a patron of the American Museum of Natural History. ^[3]

Taxonomy

A. smaragdinus is a member of the A. carolinensis species group. ^[2]

References

1. Buckner S, Mahler DL, Reynolds RG (2020). "Anolis smaragdinus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T75086821A75171876. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/75086821/75171876. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
2. Anolis smaragdinus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 11 November 2014.
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 smaragdinus lerneri, pp. 155).

Further reading

• Barbour T, Shreve B (1935). "Concerning some Bahamian reptiles, with notes on the fauna". Proceedings of the Boston Natural History Society40: 347–365. (Anolis smaragdinus, new species, p. 355).
• Oliver JA (1948). "The Anoline Lizards of Bimini, Bahamas". American Museum Novitates (1383): 1–36. (Anolis carolinensis lerneri, new subspecies, pp. 7–16, Figure 2).
• Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN   978-0813010496. (Anolis smaragdinus lerneri, 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 smaragdinus, pp. 104–105).