List of Anolis lizards

The large lizard genus Anolis contains around 390 accepted species, which have been considered in a number of subgroups, or clades such as carolinensis and isolepis.[1]

Below is a list of Anolis lizards.[2]

Anolis allisoni
video of Anolis aquaticus in Costa Rica
Male A. carolinensis with partially expanded dewlap
A. cristatellus in garden in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
A. baracoae
A. porcatus northwest of Cuba in a garden
A. pulchellus northwest of Cuba in a garden
A. polylepis in the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, bobbing its head and extending a large yellow dewlap
Brown anole (A. sagrei)

References

  1. Kristen A. Nicholson; Brian I. Crother; Craig Guyer; Jay M. Savage (11 September 2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata:Dactyloidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. p. 38. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. Anolis, The Reptile Database
  3. Lotzkat, S., Bienetreu, J.-F., Hertz, A., & Köhler, G. 2011. "A new species of Anolis Squamata: Iguania: Dactyloidae formerly referred to as A. pachypus from the Cordillera de Talamanca of western Panama and adjacent Costa Rica." Zootaxa 3125: 1-21.

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