Anolis distichus

Anolis distichus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Iguania

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania

Familia: Dactyloidae
Subfamilia: Anolinae
Genus: Anolis
Species: Anolis distichus
Subspecies (11): A. d. distichus – A. d. biminiensis – A. d. dapsilis – A. d. distichoides – A. d. floridanus – A. d. juliae – A. d. ocior – A. d. patruelis – A. d. sejunctus – A. d. suppar – A. d. tostus

Name

• Anolis distichus Cope, 1861: 208

Syntypes (7): ANSP 7780-87.

Type locality: “New Provicence Islands. Bahamas.”

Taxonomic note: species complex following MacGuigan et al. (2017).

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1861. Notes and Descriptions of Anoles. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13: 208–215. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Glor, R.E. & Laport, R.G. 2012. Are subspecies of Anolis lizards that differ in dewlap color and pattern also genetically distinct? A mitochondrial analysis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 64 (2): 255–260. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.11.004
• MacGuigan, D.J., Geneva, A.J., Glor, R.E. 2017. A genomic assessment of species boundaries and hybridization in a group of highly polymorphic anoles (distichus species complex). Ecology and Evolution 7(11): 3657–3671. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2751

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Anolis distichus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 May 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Hispaniolan Gracile Anole

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