Anolis torresfundorai TORRES, REILLY, NUÑEZ-PENICHET, REYNOLDS & GLOR, 2025
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Anolis torresfundorai
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| Higher Taxa | Anolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Eastern Cuba Green Anole |
| Synonym | Anolis torresfundorai TORRES, REILLY, NUÑEZ-PENICHET, REYNOLDS & GLOR 2025: 118 |
| Distribution | E Cuba (Guantánamo) Type locality: Baracoa, Guantánamo, Cuba (20.35, –74.5), |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. KU 55149: Adult male, collected by T. H. Eaton on 30 May 1953 (Fig. 7). Paratypes (n=5): KU 55148: adult female from Baracoa, Guantánamo, Cuba (20.35, –74.5), collected by T. H. Eaton on 30 May 1953. KU 259008: adult male from Guantánamo Bay, Guantánamo, Cuba (19.9396, –75.1860), collected by J. A. Rogers Jr. and P. J. Tolson on 4 April 1969. MCZ 55634: adult male from Banes, Holguín, Cuba (20.9625, –75.7186), collected by Cesar Buitrago on 1 October 2004. MCZ 55637: adult male from Banes, Holguín, Cuba (20.9625, –75.7186), collected by Cesar Buitrago on 1 October 2004. KU 298517: adult male from Castillo del Morro, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (no coordinates recorded but we estimated 19.9683, –75.8694 with Google Maps), collected by M. Diaz-Pifferrer on 29 December 1949. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Anolis torresfundorai sp. nov. is diagnosable from all species of the A. carolinensis subgroup. Anolis torresfundorai sp. nov. was not unambiguously differentiated from A. porcatus in either of the unior multivariate analyses (Tables 1, 2; Figs 2, S1–S12). Ultimately, A. torresfundorai sp. nov. was diagnosable from its cryptic relatives, Cuban A. porcatus and continental A. carolinensis, based on one categorical character, keelation of sublabial scales. These scales are heavily keeled in the former species and smooth in A. torresfundorai sp. nov. with occasional weak keelation that does not go beyond the 4th scale (Fig. 1). Anolis torresfundorai sp. nov. differs from A. longiceps and A. maynardii in having a pink dewlap, yellow or pale yellow in the others. Anolis allisoni and A. brunneus have blue heads or torsos, green in A. torresfundorai sp. nov. Anolis smaragdinus has a more strongly keeled tail and is usually more homogeneous in coloration, with or without a faint mid-dorsal stripe or scapular spots. Additionally, only three members of the A. carolinensis subgroup occur in Cuba (A. allisoni, A. porcatus, and A. torresfundorai sp. nov.). (Torres et al. 2025) Additional details (2212 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Torres et al. (2025) split off the eastern population of A. porcatus as a new species, A. torresfundorai, because it was paraphyletic with other species. However, it is morphologically and ecologically very similar. Torres et al. claim ecological differences but do not provide quantitative measures but only very general statements (”western Cuba experiences lower winter temperatures” [than eastern Cuba]. Phylogenetics: see Torres et al. 2025: 118 (Fig. 6). |
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