Anolis placidus HEDGES & THOMAS, 1989

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Higher Taxa	Anolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Neiba Twig Anole, Placid Anole
Synonym	Anolis placidus HEDGES & THOMAS 1989: 330 Anolis placidus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 315 Anolis placidus — NICHOLSON et al. 2005 Anolis placidus — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Anolis placidus — NICHOLSON et al. 2018
Distribution	Hispaniola (Dominican Republic: Sierra de Neiba) Type locality: Ca. 10 km N Cacique Eriquillo, ca. 24 km N Las Pinos, Independencia Province, República Dominicana.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: USNM 286864, adult male
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Comment	For illustrations see Hedges and Thomas, 1989. Species group: Anolis angusticeps species group (fide NICHOLSON et al. 2012).
Etymology	Named after Latin placidus, quiet, still; in allusion to the cryptic behavior of this species and other twig anoles-clinging (motionless) to twigs or branches when disturbed.
References	Hedges, S. B. and R. Thomas. 1989. A new species of Anolis (Sauria: Iguanidae) from the Sierra de Neiba, Hispaniola. Herpetologica 45: 330-336. - get paper here Nicholson, K. E., R. E. Glor, J. J. Kolbe, A. Larson, S. B. Hedges, and J. B. Losos 2005. Mainland colonization by island lizards. Journal of Biogeography 32: 929–938 - get paper here NICHOLSON, KIRSTEN E.; BRIAN I. CROTHER, CRAIG GUYER & JAY M. SAVAGE 2012. It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae). Zootaxa 3477: 1–108 - get paper here NICHOLSON, KIRSTEN E.; BRIAN I. CROTHER, CRAIG GUYER & JAY M. SAVAGE 2018. Translating a clade based classification into one that is valid under the international code of zoological nomenclature: the case of the lizards of the family Dactyloidae (Order Squamata). Zootaxa 4461 (4): 573–586 - get paper here Poe, S. 2004. Phylogeny of anoles. Herpetological Monographs 18: 37-89 - get paper here Poe, S. 2013. 1986 Redux: New genera of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae) are unwarranted. Zootaxa 3626 (2): 295–299 - get paper here Poe, Steven 1998. Skull characters and the cladistic relationships of the Hispaniolan dwarf twig Anolis. Herpetological Monographs 12: 192-236 - get paper here Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp. Vences, M. 2009. Lizard Radiations, in: Gillespie Clague, Encyclopedia of islands. University of California Press, pp. 558-563
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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