Anolis garridoi DIAZ, ESTRADA & MORENO, 1996
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Higher Taxa | Dactyloidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Escambray Twig Anole |
Synonym | Anolis garridoi DIAZ, ESTRADA & MORENO 1996 Anolis garridoi — RODRÍGUEZ SCHETTINO 1999: 241 Anolis garridoi — NICHOLSON et al. 2005 Anolis garridoi — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Anolis garridoi — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 |
Distribution | Cuba (Sierra de Trinidad) Type locality: Topes de collantes, Sierra de Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus province, Cuba, approx. 700 m elevation |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: MNHNCU 4285 |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Anolis garridoi is a member of the twig ecomorph and is most similar to A. guazuma from the Sierra Maestra of eastern Cuba, but is smaller, has a shorter snout and differs in several scale characters. Species group: Anolis angusticeps species group (fide NICHOLSON et al. 2012). Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). |
Etymology | Named after Orlando H. Garrido (b. 1931), Cuban herpetologist and ornithologist and Curator of Zoology in the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Havana, Cuba. |
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