Watts' Anole
| Watts' Anole | |
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| On Jamaica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. wattsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis wattsi Boulenger, 1894 | |
| Subspecies | |
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Watts' Anole (Anolis wattsi ) is a species of anole lizard that is endemic to the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. It is native to Antigua, and has also been introduced to Saint Lucia.
Taxonomy
A. pogus was formerly described as a subspecies of A. wattsi. The taxonomy of two further subspecies, sometimes described as A. schwartzi and A. forresti, is unclear. At a minimum, the three taxa are very closely related, and similar in appearance, ecology, and behavior. A. w. schwartzi is found on Sint Eustatius, Saint Kitts, and Nevis. A. w. forresti is endemic to Barbuda.
Etymology
The specific name or subspecific name, schwartzi, is in honor of American herpetologist Albert Schwartz.[1]
Gallery
A.w.schwartzi on Saint Kitts_male.JPG)
Male, Tobago
References
- ↑ 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 schwartzi, p. 239).
Sources
- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles and Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. London: Macmillan Education Ltd. ISBN 0-333-69141-5. (pp. 67, 68, 71).
External links
- Anolis wattsi at the Encyclopedia of Life.
- Anolis wattsi at the Reptile Database.
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