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Higher TaxaAnolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Anguilla Bank Tree Anole, Anguilla bank anole, Anguilla Anole 
SynonymAnolis gingivinus COPE 1864: 170
Anolis gingivinus — BOULENGER 1885: 28
Anolis virgatus GARMAN 1887: 41
Anolis bimaculatus gingivinus — UNDERWOOD in WILLIAMS et al. 1959
Anolis gingivinus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 269
Anolis gingivinus — NICHOLSON et al. 2005
Ctenonotus gingivinus — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 
DistributionLesser Antilles: Anguilla Bank, St. Barthélemy; Gros îlet, Îlet Tortue, and Îlet Petit Jean

Introduced to Aruba (Behm et al. 2022).

Type locality: “Anguilla Rock near Trinidad"; restricted to Sandy Ground, Anguilla, by Lazell, 1972.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: BMNH 1946.8.29.18.20, ZMUC
Syntype: ANSP 23007; West Indies, St. Barts; UMMZ, MCZ, USNM 39300 [virgatus] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (997 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentFor illustrations see Lazell, 1972; Schwartz and Henderson, 1985.

Species group: Ctenonotus bimaculatus species group (fide NICHOLSON et al. 2012). 
EtymologyPossibly named after Latin gingiva, ‘gum’ and the suffix inus, a, um, which ‘expresses a belonging, a resemblance’. Cope (1864) did not explain his choice (Fretey 2023). 
References
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  • BEHM, JOCELYN E.; GIANNA M. BUSALA & MATTHEW R. HELMUS. 2022. First records of three new lizard species and a range expansion of a fourth lizard species introduced to Aruba. BioInvasions Records 11: 1–11. - get paper here
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 2, Second edition. London, xiii+497 pp. - get paper here
  • Cope, E.D. 1864. Contributions to the herpetology of tropical America. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 16: 166-181. - get paper here
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  • Larimer, Samantha C.; Powell, Robert; Parmerlee, John S. 2006. Effects of structural habitat on the escape behavior of the lizard, Anolis gingivinus. Amphibia-Reptilia 27 (4): 569-574 - get paper here
  • Lazell,J.D. 1972. The anoles (Sauria: Iguanidae) of the lesser Antilles. Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard 143 (1): 1-115 - get paper here
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