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Anolis viridulus DÍAZ, CÁDIZ, VELAZCO & KAWATA, 2022

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Higher TaxaAnolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Western Dwarf Green Anole 
SynonymAnolis viridulus DÍAZ, CÁDIZ, VELAZCO & KAWATA 2022: 4 
DistributionW Cuba

Type locality: roadside near the entrance to the Estación Ecológica (22.849732, -82.932877), Las Terrazas, Reserva de la Biosfera (Biosphere Reserve) Sierra del Rosario, Cordillera de Guaniguanico, Candelaria Municipality, Artemisa Province  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. Adult male MNHNCu 6021, collected by Luis M. Díaz and Otelmi (Otis) Campa on 21 January 2022.
Paratypes (n=9). Adult male MNHNCu 6020, same data as holotype; adult females MNHNCu 6022–23, same data as holotype; juvenile male MNHNCu 6024, same data as holotype; juvenile female MNHNCu 6025; male MNHNCu 6209 same locality as holotype but collected on 10 November 2014 by Antonio Cádiz; adult male MNHNCu 6208, surroundings of Cueva de Santo Tomás (22.554167, -83.837837), El Moncada, 18 km W of the town of Viñales, Sierra de los Órganos, Pinar del Río Province, collected by Luis M. Díaz and Jeff Lemm on 13 June 2019; adult male MNHNCu 6026, Idem., collected by Luis M. Díaz and Eliosbel (Elio) García on 8 February 2022. 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyThe species name is a diminutive version of the Latin word for “green,” alluding to the vividly green, small size, and compact body of this anole. The common name follows proposed guidelines (Hedges et al. 2019). 
References
  • Díaz LM, Cádiz A, Velazco K, Kawata M. 2022. A new dwarf green anole (Squamata: Dactyloidae) of the Anolis carolinensis species group, from western Cuba. Caribbean Herpetology 84: 1–16 - get paper here
  • Kwet, A. 2023. Liste der im Jahr 2022 neu beschriebenen Reptilien. Elaphe 2023 (3): 48-73
 
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