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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.
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
A well-camouflaged aquarit anole An aquatic anole in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica. Anolis aquaticus, commonly known as the water anole, is a semi-aquatic species of anole, a lizard in the family Dactyloidae, native to southwestern Costa Rica and far southwestern Panama. [2]
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"
New anole species are regularly described, like Anolis kunayalae from Panama in 2007 [181] The name for this group of lizards originates from the Carib anoli. It was modified and used in French Creole, and then transferred to English via the genus name Anolis, coined by French zoologist François Marie Daudin in 1802. [182] [183]
Anolis allisoni, also known commonly as Allison's anole or Cuban blue anole is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae.The species is endemic to Cuba (except the west and the far southeast), the Bay Islands and Cayos Cochinos off the mainland of Honduras, and Half Moon Caye off the mainland of Belize.
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 .
Anolis cristatellus is a small species of anole, belonging to the Dactyloidae family of reptiles. The species is native to Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands , with introduced populations in locations around the Caribbean .