| Higher Taxa | Anolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Bahama Anole |
| Synonym | Anolis oligaspis COPE 1894: 430
Anolis angusticeps chickcharneyi OLIVER 1948 (fide SCHWARTZ & THOMAS 1975)
Anolis angusticeps oligaspis — SCHWARTZ & THOMAS 1969
Anolis angusticeps oligaphis [sic] — FRANZ et al. 1993
Anolis angusticeps oligaspis — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 73
Norops oligaspis — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Anolis angusticeps oligaspis — POWELL & HENDERSON 2012
Anolis angusticeps oligaspis — ROBINSON et al. 2014
Anolis oligaspis — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 |
| Distribution | Bahamas: New Providence Island, Cat I., North Bimini, South Bimini
Type locality: Bahama Islands, New Providence.
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: ANSP 26119 |
| Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (10789 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | The status of this species is contentious and it may be better to treat it as subspecies (J. Losos, B. Hedges, R. Powell, RG Reynolds, pers. comm., 18-19 May 2021). |
| Etymology | Apparently named after Greek oligos (ὀλίγος), little, small, insignificant, and Greek “aspis” = scale or shield. |
| References |
- Cope, E.D. 1895. The Batrachia and Reptilia of the University of Pennsylvania West Indian expedition of 1890 and 1891. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 46 [1894]: 429-442 - 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
- Powell, R., R. W. Henderson, K. Adler, And H. A. Dundee. 1996. An annotated checklist of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. In R. Powell and R. W. Henderson (eds.), Contributions to West Indian Herpetology: A Tribute to Albert Schwartz, p.51-93. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca (New York). Contributions to Herpetology, volume 12. [book review in Salamandra 36 (2): 136]
- Robinson, C. D., Kircher, B. K., Johnson, M. A. 2014. Communal Nesting in the Cuban Twig Anole (Anolis angusticeps) from South Bimini, Bahamas. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 21(2), 71-72 - get paper here
- Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1988. West Indian Amphibian and Reptiles: A Checklist. Milwaukee Publ. Mus. Contr. Biol. Geol. No. 74: 264 pp. - get paper here
- Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp.
- Schwartz, A. & Thomas, R. 1969. A Review of Anolis angusticeps in the West Indies. Quarterly J. Florida Acad. Sci. 31 (1): 52-69 [1968] - get paper here
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