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Higher TaxaAnolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
SubspeciesAnolis equestris equestris MERREM 1820
Anolis equestris brujensis GARRIDO 2001
Anolis equestris buidei SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO 1972
Anolis equestris cincoleguas GARRIDO 1981
Anolis equestris cyaneus GARRIDO & ESTRADA 2001
Anolis equestris juraguensis SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO 1972
Anolis equestris persparsus SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO 1972
Anolis equestris potior SCHWARTZ & THOMAS 1975
Anolis equestris sabinalensis GARRIDO & MORENO 2001
Anolis equestris thomasi SCHWARTZ 1958
Anolis equestris verreonensis SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO 1972 
Common NamesE: Cuban Giant Anole, Knight anole
G: Ritteranolis 
SynonymAnolis equestris MERREM 1820: 45
Xiphosurus equestris — FITZINGER 1826
Anolius rhodolaemus BELL 1827: 235
Anolis equestris — DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1837: 157
Anolis equestris — BOULENGER 1885: 21
Anolis equestris — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 91
Anolis equestris — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 256
Anolis equestris — RODRÍGUEZ SCHETTINO 1999: 180
Anolis equestris — NICHOLSON et al. 2005
Deiroptyx equestris — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Deiroptyx equestris — NICHOLSON et al. 2018

Anolis equestris equestris MERREM 1820
Anolis equestris equestris — GARRIDO 1981: 12
Deiroptyx equestris equestris — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Deiroptyx equestris equestris — NICHOLSON et al. 2018

Anolis equestris brujensis GARRIDO 2001
Deiroptyx equestris brujensis — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Deiroptyx equestris brujensis — NICHOLSON et al. 2018

Anolis equestris buidei SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO 1972: 34
Anolis equestris buidei — GARRIDO 1981: 12
Deiroptyx equestris buidei — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Deiroptyx equestris buidei — NICHOLSON et al. 2018

Anolis equestris cincoleguas GARRIDO 1981
Anolis equestris cincoleguas GARRIDO 1981: 3
Deiroptyx equestris cincoleguas — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Deiroptyx equestris cincoleguas — NICHOLSON et al. 2018

Anolis equestris cyaneus GARRIDO & ESTRADA 2001
Deiroptyx equestris cyanea — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Deiroptyx equestris cyanea — NICHOLSON et al. 2018

Anolis equestris juraguensis SCHWARTZ and GARRIDO 1972
Anolis equestris juraguensis — GARRIDO 1981: 13
Deiroptyx equestris juraguensis — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Deiroptyx equestris juraguensis — NICHOLSON et al. 2018

Anolis equestris persparsus SCHWARTZ and GARRIDO 1972: 36
Anolis equestris persparsus — GARRIDO 1981: 12
Deiroptyx equestris persparsa — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Deiroptyx equestris perspara — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 (in error)

Anolis equestris potior SCHWARTZ & THOMAS 1975
Anolis equestris santamariae GARRIDO 1975: 14
Anolis equestris potior SCHWARTZ & THOMAS 1975: 81 (nom. nov.)
Anolis equestris potior — GARRIDO 1981: 13
Deiroptyx equestris potior — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Deiroptyx equestris potior — NICHOLSON et al. 2018

Anolis equestris sabinalensis GARRIDO & MORENO 2001
Deiroptyx equestris sabinalensis — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Deiroptyx equestris sabinalensis — NICHOLSON et al. 2018

Anolis equestris thomasi SCHWARTZ 1958
Anolis equestris thomasi SCHWARTZ 1958: 3
Anolis equestris thomasi — VAN BEEST & HABERHAM 2003
Deiroptyx equestris thomasi — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Deiroptyx equestris thomasi — NICHOLSON et al. 2018

Anolis equestris verreonensis SCHWARTZ and GARRIDO 1972
Anolis equestris verreonensis — GARRIDO 1981: 13
Deiroptyx equestris verreonensis — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Deiroptyx equestris verreonensis — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 
DistributionCuba, Saint Barthélemy, Bahamas

USA (introduced to S Florida and Hawaii),
Introduced to Turks and Caicos Islands.

Anolis equestris equestris: western Cuba from Pinar del Rio Province to Villa Clara Province, where intergrades with A. e. persparsus; introduced in southeastern Florida and the Upper Florida Keys. Type locality: Unknown; restricted by Schwartz and Garrido, 1972, to the vicinity of La Habana, La Habana Province, Cuba.

brujensis: Cuba (Sabana-Camagüey); Type locality: Cuba, Cayo Las Brujas, Archipielago de Sabana-Camagüey, provincia de Villa Clara.

buidei: Peninsula de Hicacos, northern Matanzas Province. Type locality: 0.5 km from Rincón Frances, Peninsula de Hicacos, Matanzas Province, Cuba.

cincoleguas: Cayo Cinco Leguas, Matanzas Province.

cyaneus: Cuba (Sabana-Camagüey); Type locality: Cayo Coco Archipielago de Sabana-Camagüey, provincia de Ciego de Avila.

juraguensis: southern Cienfuegos Province. Type locality: Monte Alto, 3 km SW Juragua, Las Villas Province, Cuba

persparsus: throughout most of Villa Clara and Sancti Spirites provinces. Type locality: 4 km E Trinidad, Las Villas Province, Cuba.

potior: Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey.

sabinalensis: Cuba (Sabana-Camagüey); Type locality: Lorna de la Alegria, Cayo Sabinal, archipieIago de Sabana-Camagüey, provincia de Camagüey

santamariae [invalid]: Cuba (Cayo Santa María); Type locality: Cayo Santa María, Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey, Provincia de Las Villas, Cuba

thomasi: Ciego de Àvila and Camagüey provinces, east to Holguin Province. Type locality: 2 km SE Banao, Camagüey Province, Cuba.

verreonensis: extreme southwestern Granma Province. Type locality: Verreon, Cabo Cruz, Oriente Province, Cuba.

INCERTAE SEDIS: Material from N San Diego de los Baños and Andrés (Pinar del Rio Province), Cayo Guajaba (Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey), Finca La Celia, Bayamo, Santiago de Cuba of unconfirmed subspecies.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: unknown (SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991)
Holotype: CZACC 43775 (also given as IES CZACC), IZ-2727 [brujensis]
Holotype: CZACC = IZ 1294 [buidei]
Holotype: CZACC = IZ 5398 [cincoleguas]
Holotype: MNHNCu 495 [cyaneus]
Holotype: CZACC = IZ 1152, adult male [juraguensis]
Holotype: AMNH 78116 [persparsus]
Holotype: CZACC = IZ 3098 [potior]
Holotype: MNHNCu 2927, adult male [sabinalensis]
Holotype: IZ-3098, adult female [santamariae]
Holotype: AMNH 78148 [thomasi]
Holotype: CZACC = IZ 488, adult male [verreonensis] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1482 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentFor illustrations see Barbour and Ramsden, 1919; Schwartz, 1964; Conant and Collins 1991; Vogel, 1966; Peters and Schubert, 1968; Schwartz and Garrido, 1972; Garrido, 1975; Schwartz and Henderson, 1985.

Type species: Anolis equestris Merrem, 1820 is the type species of the genus Eupristis (SAVAGE & GUYER 2004). Note that this genus contains at least one fossil species, Deiroptyx dominicana (RIEPPEL 1980), fide NICHOLSON et al. 2012.

Species group: Deiroptyx equestris species group (fide NICHOLSON et al. 2012).

Distribution: see map in Rodriguez-Schettino 1999: 181, Schwartz & Henderson 1991: 257.

Karyotype: 2n=36, XY (males) or XX (females) (Giovannotti et al. 2016)

Etymology: Anolis equestris santamariae was named after its type-locality, Cayo Santa Maria. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin equus = horse, and equitis = rider, knight, equestris = belonging to the rider or knight. 
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