Anolis reconditus UNDERWOOD & WILLIAMS, 1959
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Higher Taxa | Dactyloidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Blue Mountains Anole |
Synonym | Anolis reconditus UNDERWOOD & WILLIAMS 1959: 44 Anolis reconditus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 322 Norops reconditus — NICHOLSON 2002 Norops reconditus — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Norops reconditus — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 |
Distribution | Jamaica (Blue Mountains) Type locality: 4 km. WNW Trinityville, elevation about 760 m, St. Thomas Parish, Jamaica. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: MCZ 53274. |
Diagnosis | DESCRIPTION: Size large (SVL in males to 100 mm, in females to 84 mm); 5 rows of loreals; 1-2 scales between supraorbital semicircles; 2-5 scales between inter-parietal and supraorbital semicircles; scales behind interparietal grade gradually into dorsals; dorsal scales small, keeled; ventral scales cycloid, smooth, juxta- xxx posed; 5 postrostrals; 6 postmentals; supradigital scales multicarinate. Dorsal ground color (male) dull, mossy green to light brown, with gray, tan, or brown mottling in transverse bands and irregular, longitudinal neck stripes; laterally blue- green, especially in vague stripe over forearm, and in temporal area; orbital area slate; sub- and postocular areas whitish to green; labials with brown and yellowish blotching; venter yellowish gray-brown; dewlap dull orange-yellow to medial edge, then abruptly pale gray at anterior and posterior extremes; dewlap scales gray-green. Dorsum (females) not so greenish to tan or chocolate-brown; pale brown middorsal stripe; light tan spots dorsolaterally; postorbital region with or without prominent green patches; with or without rosy red marks behind limbs; dewlap yellowish green (Schwartz & Henderson 1991: 322). |
Comment | For illustrations see Underwood and Williams, 1959; Lazell, 1966. Species group: Norops valencienni species group (fide NICHOLSON et al. 2012). |
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