Anolis poncensis STEJNEGER, 1904
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| Higher Taxa | Dactyloidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Ponce small-fanned anole, Ponce Anole |
| Synonym | Anolis poncensis STEJNEGER 1904: 665 Anolis poncensis — FOWLER 1918 Anolis poncensis — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 316 Anolis poncensis — BRANDLEY & DE QUEIROZ 2004 Ctenonotus poncensis — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Ctenonotus poncensis — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 |
| Distribution | Puerto Rico Type locality: Hills 3 mi. east of Ponce, Puerto Rico. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: USNM 27294. |
| Diagnosis | DESCRIPTION: Size small (SVL in males to 44 mm, in females to 40 mm); habitus attenuate, tail long; 3-4 rows of loreals; scales between supraorbitals 0-1 (strongly modally 0); 0-2 scales between interparietal and supraorbital semi-circles; 4 postrostrals; 2-4 postmentals; suboculars in broad contact with supra-labials; dorsals rhomboidal, imbricate, sharply keeled, the keels forming continuing parallel ridges, large (much larger than lateral scales, nearly as large as ventrals); laterals similar to dorsals, much smaller and less sharply keeled; ventrals like dorsals but slightly larger and more pointed; chin and throat scales similar, keeled, considerably smaller than ventrals; supradigital scales multicarinate; digits long and slender; tail very long, more than 2 x SVL, moderately compressed, with large, keeled scales forming continuous ridges, nonverticillate, upper edge faintly serrate; dewlap entirely covered with imbricate, pointed, keeled scales nearly as large as ventrals, edge not thickened. Dorsum pale tan, verging on tawny-olive on tail and strongly washed with cinnamon on sides; middorsal zone about 5 scales wide, uniform, without spots, but on sides of dorsum and on flanks 3 longitudinal series of dusky spots on each side, about 7 spots in each series between axilla and groin; a pale supratemporal line, washed with pale rufous, from posterior edge of supraocular disk; below this, an elongate, blackish spot involving eye and loreal region, strongly tinged tawny; edge of eyelids deep rufous; below dark spot a pure white line on lower row of loreals, suboculars, and lower temporals to above auricular opening; several oblique whitish lines, proceeding from throat, join on neck under auricular opening, and together with a short line behind shoulder, form a whitish lateral stripe, which disappears at about anterior 1/3 of flank; venter whitish, faintly washed with tawny; throat with several longitudinal series of narrow, disconnected, dusky stripes; a faint, dusky middventral stripe; tail whitish below, strongly washed with tawny olive, the pale color extending onto sides of tail to form numerous crossbands which do not reach dorsal midline, posterior 1/2 tail barred with wide pale and dark rings; hindlimbs washed with rufous; iris blue; dewlap small, white to straw-colored (Schwartz & Henderson 1991: 316). |
| Comment | For illustrations see Stejneger, 1904; Schmidt, 1928; Rivero, 1978; Schwartz and Henderson, 1985. Ecomorph class: grass-bush. Species group: Ctenonotus cristatellus species group (fide NICHOLSON et al. 2012). |
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