Anolis bartschi

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West Cuban anole
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. bartschi
Binomial name
Anolis bartschi
(Cochran, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Deiroptyx bartschi
    Cochran, 1928
  • Anolis bartschi
    — , 1960[2]

Anolis bartschi, also known commonly as the Pinar Del Rio cliff anole, western cliff anole, and the west Cuban anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.

Description[]

A medium-sized anole, adult males of A. bartschi have a typical snout-to-vent length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in) and females 6.4 cm (2.5 in).[3] It is one of only two anoles that completely lack a dewlap (both sexes), the other being the Cuban stream anole (A. vermiculatus).[4][5]

Geographic range[]

A. bartschi is native to western Cuba (Pinar del Río Province).[2]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitat of A. bartschi is forest[1] in limestone karst areas.[6][7]

Reproduction[]

A. bartschi is oviparous.[1][2] It is among the relatively few anole species in which females may lay their eggs together, forming a communal nest in cavities in a steep cliff.[8]

Etymology[]

The specific name, bartschi, is in honor of zoologist Paul Bartsch, who collected the holotype.[9][10]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c (2020). "Anolis bartschi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T5089652A75171906.en. Downloaded on 08 June 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Species Anolis bartschi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ , (2013). "Sexual dimorphism of heads and abdomens: Different approaches to 'being large' in female and male lizards". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 110 (3): 665–673. doi:10.1111/bij.12147.
  4. ^ Losos J (2 April 2013). Anole Beach Party In Venezuela. Anole Annals. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. ^ , , , , , , , Losos JB (2016). "Comparative tests of the role of dewlap size in Anolis lizard speciation". Proc Biol Sci. 283 (1845): 20162199. doi:10.1098/rspb.2016.2199. PMC 5204168. PMID 28003450.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ , , , Castañeda MR, Herrel A, Losos JB, , , (2015). "Morphology and ecology of the Mexican cave anole Anolis alvarezdeltoroi ". Mesoamerican Herpetology. 2: 260–268.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ (29 March 2014). "Spotlight on Cuban Anoles, Part I: Anolis bartschi ". Anole Annals. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  8. ^ , , , (2010). "Cyclical Reproduction in Females of the Cuban Lizard Anolis lucius (Polychrotidae)". Herpetologica. 66 (4): 443–450. doi:10.1655/09-058.1. S2CID 86339367.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Cochran 1928.
  10. ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis bartschi, p. 18).

Further reading[]

  • Cochran DM (1928). "A Second Species of Deiroptyx from Cuba". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 41: 169–170. (Deiroptyx bartschi, new species).
  • Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Anolis bartschi, p. 70).


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