Anolis caudalis COCHRAN, 1932
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Higher Taxa | Dactyloidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Gonave Gracile Anole, Cochran's Gianthead Anole |
Synonym | Anolis dominicensis caudalis COCHRAN 1932:185 Anolis distichus caudalis — COCHRAN 1941 Anolis distichus caudalis — BARBOUR & LOVERIDGE 1946 Anolis brevirostris caudalis SCHWARTZ 1968 Anolis caudalis — ARNOLD 1980 Anolis caudalis — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 233 Anolis caudalis — NICHOLSON et al. 2005 Ctenonotus caudalis — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Ctenonotus caudalis — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 |
Distribution | Hispaniola (Haiti: coast of Golfe de la Gonave), Ile de la Petite Gonave, Ile a Cabrit Type locality: Nan Café, Ile de la Gonâve, Haiti. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: USNM 76801, immature male, collected March 1929 by A.J. Poole and W.M. Perrygo. Paratypes: USNM |
Diagnosis | DESCRIPTION: Size small (SVL in males to 48 mm, in females to 44 mm); 3-7 (strongly modally 4) rows of loreals; 0-3 (mode 1) scales between interparietal and supraorbital semicircles; 0-2 (mode 0) scales in contact with interparietal; 2-8 (mode 4) postmentals; interparietal usually bordered anteriorly by small scales; 2-4 (strongly modally 2) scales in lateral contact with postfrontals; snout scales rectangular and generally paired with 0-4 (mode 2) azygous scales present; dorsal scales granular; ventral scales smooth, imbricate; supradigital scales smooth; tail compressed, verticillate, 5-6 scales/verticil, 4 triangular, keeled, pointed scales middorsally/verticil. Dorsum medium brown to light gray-tan or light gray; nuchal patch medium, dark with white border; venter pale yellow; dewlap variable (monochromatic) white, yellow, yellow-gray, (dichromatic) yellow with red or orange center, gray-green with rust center (Schwartz & Henderson 1991: 233). |
Comment | Illustrations: Cochran, 1941; Schwartz and Henderson, 1985. Species group: Ctenonotus distichus species group (fide NICHOLSON et al. 2012). |
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