Anolis rimarum THOMAS & SCHWARTZ, 1967
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Anolis rimarum
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| Higher Taxa | Dactyloidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Artibonite Bush Anole, Marmelade Anole |
| Synonym | Anolis rimarum THOMAS & SCHWARTZ 1967: 19 Anolis rimarum — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 326 Anolis rimarum — POWELL et al. 1999 Deiroptyx rimarum — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Deiroptyx rimarum — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 |
| Distribution | Hispaniola (Haiti: Chaine de Marmelade) Type locality: 8-9 km (airline) W Marmelade, Département de l'Artibonite, Haiti. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MCZ 81128. |
| Diagnosis | DESCRIPTION: Size small (SVL in males to 45 mm, in females to 40 mm); 4-6 rows of loreals; scales between supraorbitals 0-1; 2-3 scales between interparietal and supraorbital semicircles; suboculars in contact with supralabials; 5 postrostrals; 2-4 postmentals; dorsals very small, granular, 2 middorsal rows enlarged; flank scales small; ventrals smooth, enlarged, squarish, juxtaposed, arranged in transverse rows; lower eyelid with transparent "window"; dewlap very small, between forelimb insertion and angle of jaw, scales smooth, rounded, swollen, about size of ventrals or slightly larger; limb scales imbricate, keeled, supradigital scales multi-carinate; tail compressed, 4 middorsal scales/verticil. Dorsum gray-brown with 4 gray to black, butterfly-like middorsal markings or wide, transverse bands that fade on lower sides; coppery tinge on middorsal line; head grayish brown with olive-green temporal stripes meeting on occiput; an olive-green postocular stripe onto neck; lower sides of head, neck, and flanks pale yellow-green with olive-green markings, including dark edges of longitudinal flank stripes and other small dashes and vermiculations (at times present); chin whitish; venter pale metallic yellow-green; tail dull yellow to orange, sometimes greenish on basal two-thirds, black distally; all digits black; dewlap dull, greenish orange, scales white; iris and lower eyelid pale blue to blue; sexual dichromatism not pronounced, middorsal stripe in females broader and more conspicuous, lateral stripes more prominent (Schwartz & Henderson 1991: 326). |
| Comment | For illustrations see Thomas and Schwartz, 1967. Species group: Deiroptyx hendersoni species group (fide NICHOLSON et al. 2012). Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). |
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