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Anolis trinitatis REINHARDT & LÜTKEN, 1862

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Higher TaxaAnolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Saint Vincent Bush Anole, Saint Vincent's bush anole, Trinidad Anole 
SynonymAnolis trinitatis REINHARDT & LÜTKEN 1862: 269
Anolis vincentii GARMAN 1887: 46
Anolis vincenti — BARBOUR 1929: 224
Anolis trinitatis trinitatis — UNDERWOOD in WILLIAMS et al. 1959: 212
Anolis trinitatis vincentii — UNDERWOOD in WILLIAMS et al. 1959: 213
Anolis trinitatis — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 349
Anolis trinitatus [sic] — CREER et al. 2001
Anolis trinitatus [sic] — NICHOLSON et al. 2005
Dactyloa trinitatis — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Dactyloa trinitatis — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 
DistributionLesser Antilles: St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Chateaubelair I
Introduced to Trinidad (Lazell 1972)

Type locality: “Trinidad”. Revised to “Kingstown, St. Vincent” by Lazell 1972.  
ReproductionAnolis trinitatis hybridizes with the likewise introduced Anolis aeneus on Trinidad (Lazell 1972). However, hybrids show greatly reduced reproductive fitness (Gorman et al. 1971). 
TypesHolotype: ZMUC (UZM) R.37145.
Syntypes: ANSP 23008; West Indies, St. Vincent, UMMZ, MCZ, CAS, USNM 39301, 39302 [Anolis vincenti] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1051 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: BOULENGER (1885) listed Anolis trinitatis (and Anolis aeneus) as synonyms of Anolis alligator, which is now A. roquet.

Karyotype: Anolis trinitatis and Anolis aeneus have 36 and 34 chromosomes, respectively. Hybrids have 35 chromosomes (Gorman et al. 1968).

Distribution: probably in Venezuela (peninsula de Paria) fide DONOSO-BARROS 1968. 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
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  • Creer, Douglas A., Kevin de Queiroz, Todd R. Jackman, Jonathan B. Losos and Allan Larson 2001. Systematics of the Anolis roquet series of the southern Lesser Antillies. Journal of Herpetology 35 (3): 428-441 - get paper here
  • Donoso-Barros, R. 1968. The lizards of Venezuela (checklist and key). Carib. J. Sci. 8 (3-4): 105-122
  • Gemel, R.; G. Gassner & S. Schweiger 2019. Katalog der Typen der Herpetologischen Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien – 2018. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, B 121: 33–248
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  • Gorman, G.C. 1969. The zoogeography of Lesser Antillean Anolis lizards; an analysis based upon chromosomes and lactic dehydrogenases. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 138 (3): 53-80. - get paper here
  • Gorman, George 2010. Rip Van Winkle attends the Anolis Symposium, wakes up, and shares some thoughts. Anolis Newsletter VI: 56-63 - get paper here
  • Gorman, George C. & Atkins, Leonard 1968. The relationships of the Anolis of the roquet species group (Sauria: Iguanidae). III. Comparative study of display behavior. Breviora (284): 1-31 - get paper here
  • Gorman, George C.;Atkins, Leonard 1968. Natural hybridization between two sibling species of Anolis lizards: Chromosome cytology. Science 159 (March): 1358-1360 - get paper here
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