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Anolis cristatellus cristatellus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 – Puerto Rican crested anole; Anolis cristatellus wileyae Grant, 1931 Large-headed anole (A. cybotes) in a garden in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic; Anolis cristifer H.M. Smith, 1968 – crested lichen anole, Cristifer anole; Anolis cryptolimifrons G. Köhler & Sunyer, 2008
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 ...
Lizard taxa in the Dactyloidae family — the anoles, also classified by some biologists in the Iguanidae family . The main article for this category is Dactyloidae . Pages in category "Anoles"
The blue anole (Anolis gorgonae) is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. A. gorgonae falls into the genus Dactyloa, which are all highly arboreal, but differ in size, coloration, and perch preferences. The blue anole specifically occupies higher perches. [3]
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 ...
Anolis bimaculatus, the panther anole, also known as the St. Eustatius anole or Statia Bank tree anole, is a species of anole lizard that is endemic to the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. It is found on the St. Kitts Bank of islands, which comprise Saint Kitts , Nevis , and Sint Eustatius .
Anolis luciae, also known commonly as the St. Lucia anole or Saint Lucian anole, is a species of anole lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Saint Lucia , an island-nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles .