List of Anolis lizards

The large lizard genus Anolis contains around 436 accepted anole (US: /əˈn.li/ ) species,[1] which have been considered in a number of subgroups, or clades such as carolinensis and isolepis.[2]

Nota bene: In the following list, a taxon authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a different genus.

A

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Equatorial anole (A. aequatorialis)
Cuban blue anole (A. allisoni)
Barahona grass anole (A. alumina)

B

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Cuban false chameleon (A. barbatus)
Baracoa anole (A. baracoae )
West Cuban anole (A. bartschi)
Giant green anole (A. biporcatus)
  • Anolis bahorucoensis Noble & Hassler, 1933 – Baoruco long-snouted anole, Bahoruco long-snouted anole
    • Anolis bahorucoensis bahorucoensis Noble & Hassler, 1933
    • Anolis bahorucoensis southerlandi Schwartz, 1978
  • Anolis baleatus (Cope, 1864) – Dominican giant anole, Puerto Plata anole
    • Anolis baleatus altager Schwartz, 1975
    • Anolis baleatus baleatus (Cope, 1864)
    • Anolis baleatus caeruleolatus Schwartz, 1974
    • Anolis baleatus fraudator Schwartz, 1974
    • Anolis baleatus lineatacervix Schwartz, 1978
    • Anolis baleatus litorisilva Schwartz, 1974
    • Anolis baleatus multistruppus Schwartz, 1974
    • Anolis baleatus samanae Schwartz, 1974
    • Anolis baleatus scelestus Schwartz, 1974
    • Anolis baleatus sublimis Schwartz, 1974

C

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Carolina green anole (A. carolinensis) regenerating tail
Bighead anole (A. capito)

D

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  • Anolis damulus Cope, 1864 – Cope's smooth anole
  • Anolis danieli E. Williams, 1988 – Daniel's anole
  • Anolis darlingtoni (Cochran, 1935) – La Hotte twig anole, Darlington's anole
  • Anolis datzorum (Köhler, Ponce, Sunyer, & Batista, 2007)
  • Anolis delafuentei Garrido, 1982 –Escambray crested anole, Guamuhaya anole
  • Anolis deltae E. Williams, 1974 – delta anole
  • Anolis demissus Schwartz, 1969 – Île Grande Cayemite green anole
  • Anolis desechensis (Heatwole, 1976) – Desecheo anole, Heatwole's anole
  • Anolis desiradei Lazell, 1964 – La Desirade anole
  • Anolis dissimilis E. Williams, 1965 – odd anole
  • Anolis distichus (Cope, 1861) – bark anole
    • Anolis distichus biminiensis Oliver, 1948
    • Anolis distichus dapsilis Schwartz, 1968
    • Anolis distichus distichoides Rosén, 1911
    • Anolis distichus distichus Cope, 1861 – common bark anole
    • Anolis distichus floridanus H.M. Smith and McCauley, 1948 – Florida bark anole
    • Anolis distichus juliae Cochran, 1934
    • Anolis distichus ocior Schwartz, 1968
    • Anolis distichus patruelis Schwartz, 1968
    • Anolis distichus sejunctus Shwartz, 1968
    • Anolis distichus suppar Schwartz, 1968
    • Anolis distichus tostus Schwartz, 1968
  • Anolis divius Kohler & Hedges, 2016 – Baoruco blue anole
  • Anolis dolichocephalus E. Williams, 1963 – La Hotte long-snouted anole, Place Negre anole
    • Anolis dolichocephalus dolichocephalus E. Williams, 1963,
    • Anolis dolichocephalus portusalus Schwartz, 1978
    • Anolis dolichocephalus sarmenticola Schwartz, 1978
      Dracula anole (A. dracula)
  • Anolis dollfusianus (Bocourt, 1873) – coffee anole
  • Anolis dominicensis Reinhardt and Lütken, 1863 – Dominican Republic bark anole
  • Anolis doris Barbour, 1925 – Gonave stout anole
  • Anolis dracula (Yánez-Muñoz et al., 2018) – Dracula anole
  • Anolis duellmani Fitch & Henderson, 1973 – Duellman's pigmy anole
  • Anolis dunni Smith, 1936 – Dunn's anole

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Knight anole (A. equestris)
  • Anolis equestris (Merrem, 1820) – Cuban giant anole, knight anole
    • Anolis equestris brujensis Garrido, 2001
    • Anolis equestris buidei Schwartz and Garrido, 1972
    • Anolis equestris cincoleguas Garrido, 1981
    • Anolis equestris cyaneus Garrido and Estrada, 2001
    • Anolis equestris equestris Merrem, 1820
    • Anolis equestris juraguensis Schwartz and Garrido, 1972
    • Emerald anole (A. evermanni)
      Anolis equestris persparsus Schwartz and Garrido, 1972,
    • Anolis equestris potior Schwartz and Thomas, 1975
    • Anolis equestris sabinalensis Garrido and Moreno, 2001
    • Anolis equestris thomasi Schwartz, 1959
    • Anolis equestris verreonensis Schwartz and Garrido, 1972
  • Anolis ernestwilliamsi (Lazell, 1983) – Carrot Rock anole, Carrot Rock's anole, Ernest's anole
  • Anolis etheridgei E. Williams, 1962 – montane bush anole, Etheridge's anole
  • Anolis eugenegrahami (Schwartz, 1978) – Eugene's anole, black stream anole
  • Anolis eulaemus (Boulenger, 1908) – good anole
  • Anulis euskalerriari (Barros, E. Williams, and Viloria, 1996)
  • Anolis evermanni (Stejneger, 1904) – emerald anole, Evermann's anole,[4] or small green anole
  • Anolis extremus (Garman, 1887) – Barbados anole

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  • Fitch's anole (A. fitchi)
    Male
    Female
    Anolis fairchildi Barbour & Shreve, 1935 – Cay Sal anole, Fairchild's anole
  • Anolis fasciatus (Boulenger, 1885) – banded anole
  • Anolis favillarum Schwartz, 1968
  • Anolis ferreus (Cope, 1864) – Morne Constant anole
  • Anolis festae (Peracca, 1904) – Veronica's anole
    Bridled anole (A. frenatus)
  • Anolis fitchi (Williams & Duellman, 1984) – Fitch's anole
  • Anolis forresti Barbour, 1923
  • Anolis fortunensis (Arosemena & Ibanez, 1993)
  • Anolis fowleri (Schwartz, 1973) – green-banded anole, Fowler's anole
  • Anolis fraseri (Günther, 1859)Fraser's anole[4]
  • Anolis frenatus (Cope, 1899) – bridled anole
  • Anolis fugitivus Garrido, 1975 – green-headed grass anole, Moa anole
  • Anolis fungosus Myers, 1971 – Myers's anole
  • Anolis fuscoauratus (D'Orbigny, 1837) – brown-eared anole, slender anole

G

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Jamaican giant anole (A. garmani)

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I

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J

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  • Jacare anole (A. jacare)
    Anolis jacare (Boulenger, 1903) – Jacare anole
  • Anolis johnmeyeri (Wilson & McCranie, 1982) – Meyer's anole
  • Anolis juangundlachi Garrido, 1975 – yellow-lipped grass anole, Finca Ceres anole
  • Anolis jubar (Schwartz, 1968) – Cuban coast anole, Cubitas anole
    • Anolis jubar albertschwartzi Garrido, 1973
    • Anolis jubar balaenarum Schwartz, 1968
    • Anolis jubar cocoensis Estrada & Garrido, 1990
    • Anolis jubar cuneus Schwartz, 1968
    • Anolis jubar gibarensis Garrido, 1973
    • Anolis jubar jubar Schwartz, 1968
    • Anolis jubar maisiensis Garrido, 1973
    • Anolis jubar oriens Schwartz, 1968
    • Anolis jubar santamariae Garrido, 1973
    • Anolis jubar yagujayensis Garrido, 1973

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A. kunalayae

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  • Anolis luteogularis (Noble & Hassler, 1935) – western giant anole, white-throated anole
    • Western giant anole (A. luteogularis) juvenile biting hand
      Anolis luteogularis calceus Schwartz & Garrido, 1972
    • Anolis luteogularis coctilis Schwartz & Garrido, 1972
    • Anolis luteogularis delacruzi Schwartz & Garrido, 1972
    • Anolis luteogularis hassleri Barbour & Shreve, 1935
    • Anolis luteogularis jaumei Schwartz & Garrido, 1972
    • Anolis luteogularis luteogularis Noble & Hassler, 1935
    • Anolis luteogularis nivevultus Schwartz & Garrido, 1972
    • Anolis luteogularis sanfelipensis Garrido, 1975
    • Anolis luteogularis sectilis Schwartz & Garrido, 1972
  • Anolis luteosignifer (Garman, 1888) – Cayman Brac anole
  • Anolis lynchi (Miyata, 1985) – Lynch's anole
  • Anolis lyra (Poe, Velasco, Miyata, & Williams, 2009)

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N

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Clouded anole (A. nebulosus)

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P

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R

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S

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Saban anole (Anolis sabanus)
Anolis sagrei, brown anole
Salvin's anole (A. salvini)

T

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Tanda's anole (A. tandai)

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V

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Cuban stream anole (A. vermiculatus)
Speckled anole (A. ventrimaculatus)

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References

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  1. ^ Anolis. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ^ Nicholson, Kristen A.; Crother, Brian I.; Guyer, Craig; Savage, Jay M. (11 September 2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata:Dactyloidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3447: 1–108. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3477.1.1. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  3. ^ Lotzkat S, Bienentreu JF, Hertz A, Köhler G [in French] (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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3125.1.1.
  4. ^ a b c Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis evermanni, p. 86; A. fraseri, p. 94; A. ortonii, p. 196, A. schmidti, p. 236).
  5. ^ Mahler, D. Luke; Lambert, Shea M.; Geneva, Anthony J.; Ng, Julienne; Hedges, S. Blair; Losos, Jonathan B.; Glor, Richard E. (2016). "Discovery of a Giant Chameleon-Like Lizard (Anolis) on Hispaniola and Its Significance to Understanding Replicated Adaptive Radiations". The American Naturalist. 188 (3): 357–64. doi:10.1086/687566. hdl:10150/621299. PMID 27501092. S2CID 206004123.
  6. ^ Freddy A. Grisales-Martínez; Julián A. Velasco; Wilmar Bolívar; Ernest E. Williams; Juan M. Daza (2017). "The taxonomic and phylogenetic status of some poorly known Anolis species from the Andes of Colombia with the description of a nomen nudum taxon". Zootaxa. 4303 (2): 213–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4303.2.2.

Further reading

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