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DeutschAnolis juangundlachi
| Anolis juangundlachi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. juangundlachi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis juangundlachi Garrido, 1975 | |
Anolis juangundlachi, also known commonly as the Finca Ceres anole and the yellow-lipped grass anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.[2]
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, juangundlachi, is in honor of German-Cuban zoologist Juan Gundlach.[3]
Geographic range[edit]
A. juangundlachi is found in Matanzas Province, Cuba.[1][2]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of A. juangundlachi is grassland.[1]
Description[edit]
Small for its genus, A. juangundlachi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 36 mm (1.4 in) in males and 31 mm (1.2 in) in females. It is chestnut brown dorsally, and yellow ventrally. The iris of the eye is blue. The dewlap is pale yellow in males and absent in females.[2]
Reproduction[edit]
A. juangundlachi is oviparous.[2]
Taxonomy[edit]
A. gundlachi is a member of the Anolis alutaceus species group.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Fong, A. (2020). "Anolis juangundlachi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T178278A18969637. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T178278A18969637.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Anolis juangundlachi ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=juangundlachi
- ^ 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 juangundlachi, p. 137).
Further reading[edit]
- Garrido OH (1975). "Distribución y variación del complejo Anolis cyanopleurus (Lacertilia: Iguanidae) en Cuba". Poeyana 143: 1–58. (Anolis juangundlachi, new species, p. 34). (in Spanish).
- 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 juangundlachi, p. 282).
- 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 juangundlachi, p. 86).
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