Anolis baleatus (COPE, 1864)
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| Higher Taxa | Anolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | Anolis baleatus baleatus (COPE 1864) Anolis baleatus altager SCHWARTZ 1975 Anolis baleatus caeruleolatus SCHWARTZ 1974 Anolis baleatus fraudator SCHWARTZ 1974 Anolis baleatus lineatacervix SCHWARTZ 1978 Anolis baleatus litorisilva SCHWARTZ 1974 Anolis baleatus multistruppus SCHWARTZ 1974 Anolis baleatus samanae SCHWARTZ 1974 Anolis baleatus scelestus SCHWARTZ 1974 Anolis baleatus sublimis SCHWARTZ 1974 |
| Common Names | E: Dominican giant anole, Puerto Plata Anole |
| Synonym | Eupristis baleatus COPE 1864: 168 Anolis ricordii baleatus — MERTENS 1939: 68 Anolis baleatus — SCHWARTZ 1974 Anolis baleatus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 223 Anolis baleatus — NICHOLSON et al. 2005 Xiphosurus baleatus — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Xiphosurus baleatus — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 Anolis baleatus baleatus (COPE 1864) Eupristis baleatus COPE 1864: 168 Semiurus baleatus baleatus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 161 Xiphosurus baleatus baleatus — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Xiphosurus baleatus baleatus — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 Anolis baleatus altager SCHWARTZ 1975 Semiurus baleatus altager — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 161 Xiphosurus baleatus altager — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Xiphosurus baleatus altager — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 Anolis baleatus caeruleolatus SCHWARTZ 1974 Semiurus baleatus caeruleolatus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 161 Xiphosurus baleatus caeruleolatus — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Xiphosurus baleatus caeruleolatus — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 Anolis baleatus fraudator SCHWARTZ 1974 Semiurus baleatus fraudator — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 161 Xiphosurus baleatus fraudator — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Xiphosurus baleatus fraudator — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 Anolis baleatus lineatacervix SCHWARTZ 1978 Semiurus baleatus lineatacervix — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 161 Xiphosurus baleatus lineatacervix — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Xiphosurus baleatus lineatacervix — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 Anolis baleatus litorisilva SCHWARTZ 1974 Anolis baleatus litorisilva SCHWARTZ 1974: 133 Semiurus baleatus litorisilva — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 162 Xiphosurus baleatus litorisilva — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Xiphosurus baleatus litorisilva — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 Anolis baleatus multistruppus SCHWARTZ 1974 Anolis baleatus multistruppus SCHWARTZ 1974: 121 Semiurus baleatus multistruppus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 162 Xiphosurus baleatus multistruppus — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Xiphosurus baleatus multistruppus — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 Anolis baleatus samanae SCHWARTZ 1974 Anolis baleatus samanae SCHWARTZ 1974: 130 Semiurus baleatus samanae — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 162 Xiphosurus baleatus samanae — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Xiphosurus baleatus samanae — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 Anolis baleatus scelestus SCHWARTZ 1974 Anolis baleatus scelestus SCHWARTZ 1974: 135 Semiurus baleatus scelestus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 162 Xiphosurus baleatus scelestus — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Xiphosurus baleatus scelestus — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 Anolis baleatus sublimis SCHWARTZ 1974 Anolis baleatus sublimis SCHWARTZ 1974: 124 Semiurus baleatus sublimis — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 162 Xiphosurus baleatus sublimis — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Xiphosurus baleatus sublimis — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 |
| Distribution | Hispaniola, Dominican Republic, Suriname (introduced) baleatus: Cordillera Septentrional and northern coastal plain, República Dominicana. Altitudinal distribution near sea level to 2200 ft. Type locality: Santo Domingo altager: Cordillera Central. Type locality: “0.5 km S. Rancho Arriba, 2200 ft (671 m), Peravia Province, Republica Dominicana” caeruleolatus: northeast República Dominicana; intergrades with A. b. scelestus in Hato Mayor Province. Altitudinal distribution sea level to 1200 ft. fraudator: Sierra Martin Garcia; southern slopes of Cordillera Central and Sierra de Ocoa. Altitudinal distribution sea level to 3000 ft. lineatacervix: Isla Saona. litorisilva: extreme eastern República Dominicana. multistruppus: lower eastern slopes of Cordillera Central, from La Vega to Piedra Blanca; questionably from Rio Bao. samanae: Peninsula de Samanâ and islets in Bahia de Samami, República Dominicana. Altitudinal distribution sea level to 1673 ft. scelestus: south-central and mideastern República Dominicana. sublimis: uplands of Cordillera Central. Altitudinal distribution 2000 ft. to 4000 ft. INCERTAE SEDIS: Specimens from Cambita Garabitos, San Cristtibal Prov., and Batero, Monte Plata Prov., are unassigned subspecifically. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.29.22. Holotype: MCZ 132356 [altager] Holotype: USNM 193976 [caeruleolatus] Holotype: USNM 193978 [fraudator] Holotype: USNM 197325 [lineatacervix] Holotype: USNM 193977 [litorisilva] Holotype: USNM 193975 [multistruppus] Holotype: CM 54105 [samanae] Holotype: CM 54106 [scelestus] Holotype: CM 54104 [sublimis] |
| Diagnosis | DESCRIPTION: Size very large (SVL in males to 180 mm, in females to 148 mm); dewlap present in both sexes; snout scales between second canthals 2-5 (modes 2 or 4, by population), but usually 2-3; 5-10 (modes 6, 7, or 8, by population) loreal rows; scales between supraorbitals 1-4 (mode 3); 3-7 (modes 4 or 5) scales between interparietal and supraorbital semicircles; dorsals generally small (12-24 in snout-orbit distance); ventrals generally small (15-34 in snout-orbit distance); nuchal crest scales in both sexes very high to high, rarely moderate, never low; body crest scales usually high to moderate, rarely low; suboculars not in contact with supralabials. Dorsal color and pattern usually some shade of green (in "pale" phase, but capable of dark phase to almost black), from dull greenish brown to bright emerald-green, either conspicuously crossbanded with few (3-4) to very many crossbands, in the latter condition the lizards appearing tigroid or, on the other hand, without crossbanding, appearing blotched; never striped or with dark occipital, nuchal, or lateral dark markings; neck streaked with white (1 subspecies); dewlap (males) from pale yellow to vivid orange, (females) brownish or very pale yellow to orange or gray, suffused with grayish or brownish, or nearly white; chin and throat yellowish, green, or orange, often with dark, dotted, mottled, or reticulate pattern; pale subocular crescent absent in adults (Schwartz & Henderson 1991: 223). |
| Comment | Illustrations: Hassler, 1930 (as Anolis ricordii); Mertens, 1939; Mertens, 1940; Cochran, 1941 (as A. ricordii); Williams, 1962 b; Schwartz, 1978 d; Henderson and Schwartz, 1984 a; Schwartz and Henderson, 1985. Synonymy: Has been listed as synonym of Anolis ricordii by BOULENGER 1885. Species group: Xiphosurus cuvieri species group (fide NICHOLSON et al. 2012). |
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