| Higher Taxa | Anolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Turquino Twig Anole, Sierra Anole |
| Synonym | Anolis guazuma GARRIDO 1984: 71
Anolis guazuma — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 272
Anolis guazuma — RODRÍGUEZ SCHETTINO 1999: 236
Norops guazuma — NICHOLSON 2002
Anolis guazuma — NICHOLSON et al. 2005
Anolis guazuma — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Anolis guazuma — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 |
| Distribution | Cuba (Sierra Maestra)
Type locality: La Emajagua, Pico Turquino, about 600 m, Sierra Maesta, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba.
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: CZACC 4.6128. |
| Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1542 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Species group: Anolis angusticeps species group (fide NICHOLSON et al. 2012). |
| Etymology | Named after the habitat of the species, the guacimo plant (Guazuma tomentosa), one of very important medicinal plant in the Caribbean and other parts of Latin America. |
| References |
- Estrada, A.R. & S.B. Hedges 1995. A new species of Anolis (Sauria: Iguanidae) from eastern Cuba. Carib. J. Sci. 31 (1-2): 65-72. - get paper here
- Garrido, O. H. 1983. Nueva especie de Anolis (Lacertilia: Iguanidae) de la Sierra del Turquino, Cuba. Carib. J. Sci. 19: 71-76 [1984?]
- Nicholson, K. E., R. E. Glor, J. J. Kolbe, A. Larson, S. B. Hedges, and J. B. Losos 2005. Mainland colonization by island lizards. Journal of Biogeography 32: 929–938 - get paper here
- Nicholson, K.E. 2002. Phylogenetic analysis and a test of the current infrageneric classification of Norops (beta Anolis). Herpetological Monographs 16: 93-120 - get paper here
- NICHOLSON, KIRSTEN E.; BRIAN I. CROTHER, CRAIG GUYER & JAY M. SAVAGE 2012. It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae). Zootaxa 3477: 1–108 - get paper here
- NICHOLSON, KIRSTEN E.; BRIAN I. CROTHER, CRAIG GUYER & JAY M. SAVAGE 2018. Translating a clade based classification into one that is valid under the international code of zoological nomenclature: the case of the lizards of the family Dactyloidae (Order Squamata). Zootaxa 4461 (4): 573–586 - get paper here
- Poe, S. 2013. 1986 Redux: New genera of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae) are unwarranted. Zootaxa 3626 (2): 295–299 - get paper here
- QUEIROZ, KEVIN DE; JONATHAN M. HUIE & ESTHER M. LANGAN 2023. No longer in doubt: Discovery of a second specimen corroborates the validity of Anolis incredulus Garrido and Moreno 1998 (Reptilia, Iguania). Zootaxa 5284 (1): 121–141 - get paper here
- Rodríguez Schettino, Lourdes (ed.) 1999. The iguanid lizards of Cuba. University Press of Florida, 428 pp.
- Rodríguez Schettino, Lourdes, Carlos A. Mancina & Vilma Rivalta González 2013. REPTILES OF CUBA: CHECKLIST AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONS. Smithsonian Herp. Inf. Serv. (144): 1-96 - get paper here
- Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp.
- Yuan, M. L., M. H. Wake, and I. J. Wang. 2019. Phenotypic integration between claw and toepad traits promotes microhabitat specialization in the Anolis adaptive radiation. Evolution 73: 231–244 - get paper here
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