Anolis callainus

Anolis callainus, the Dominican green anole, Northern Hispaniolan green anole, or Hispaniolan green anole , is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic, where it is found throughout the eastern half of the country. It has also been introduced to Suriname and southern Florida.[2]

Dominican green anole
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. callainus
Binomial name
Anolis callainus
Köhler & Hedges, 2020

Previously considered conspecific with the Tiburon green anole (A. chlorocyanus), a 2020 study restricted chlorocyanus to the population found in western Haiti, and redescribed the eastern Dominican Republic population as a new species, A. callainus.[3]

It is very similar to the North American species, the green anole (Anolis carolinensis), but males have a light blue throat flap, instead of red. Females and juveniles may have darker green stripes lining the sides of their bodies, but males are often a pure bright green color.

References
  1. Hedges, S.B.; Ouboter, P. (2020). "Anolis callainus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T66080067A66080074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T66080067A66080074.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. "Anolis callainus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  3. Köhler, Gunther; Hedges, S. Blair (2020-05-07). "A replacement name for the Hispaniolan anole formerly referred to as, Anolis chlorocyanus Duméril & Bibron, 1837". Caribbean Herpetology: 1–3. doi:10.31611/ch.70. ISSN 2333-2468.


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