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Anolis is a genus of anoles (US: / ə ˈ n oʊ. l i z / ⓘ), iguanian lizards in the family Dactyloidae, native to the Americas.With more than 425 species, [1] it represents the world's most species-rich amniote tetrapod genus, although many of these have been proposed to be moved to other genera, in which case only about 45 Anolis species remain.
Diving lizards, such as the Anolis aquaticus, are believed to have evolved to be able to respire while staying underwater by holding air between their cuticles and the water that they are surrounded with. This is a development that was necessary for the lizards, that were initially terrestrial creatures restricted only to breathing directly ...
Langerhans, Knouft & Losos call the set of Anolis lizard ecomorphs of the Greater Antilles "a classic example of convergent evolution." [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Jonathan Losos defined six Anolis ecomorphs according to the predominant microhabitat (e.g. grasses, open ground, different parts of trees) of the respective Anolis : crown giant, trunk-crown, trunk ...
The large lizard genus Anolis contains around 436 accepted anole (US: / ə ˈ n oʊ. l i / ⓘ) species, [1] which have been considered in a number of subgroups, or clades such as carolinensis and isolepis.
The genus Anolis is part of the larger family Dactyloidae of anoles. This is an example of convergent evolution where lizards on different islands with similar habitats may evolve to share similar morphologies. [6] Within the genus Anolis, A. evermanni is classified in the trunk-crown ecomorph, generally living in the upper trunks and canopies ...
Anolis cristatellus wileyae Grant, 1931 – Culebra and Vieques islands east of Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. In 1975 the authors Schwartz and Richard Thomas reported A. cristatellus cristatellus to be the subspecies present on many of the islands east of Puerto Rico.
Anolis beckeri, also known commonly as Becker's anole and Becker's lichen anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to Central America and southern North America .
A. occultus is a slender lizard with a downwards sloping snout and very short limbs. This anole is a small lizard averaging only 1.25 inches in snout to vent length. In contrast to other anole species, both sexes of A. occultus look identical in appearance. The tail of A. occultus is rounded and has small dorsal, overlapping scales. The ...