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Anolis ahli

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Species of lizard

Anolis ahli
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species: A. ahli
Binomial name
Anolis ahli
Barbour, 1925
Synonyms
  • Anolis ahli
    Barbour, 1925
  • Anolis allogus ahli
    — Barbour, 1937
  • Anolis mestrei ahli
    — Hardy, 1958
  • Anolis ahli
    — Schwartz, 1968
  • Norops ahli
    — Nicholson, 2002

Anolis ahli, also known commonly as Ahl's anole and the Escambray blue-eyed anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.

Etymology

The specific name, ahli, is in honor of German zoologist Ernst Ahl.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. ahli is forest.

Description

Moderate-sized for its genus, A. ahli may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.5 cm (2.2 in) in males. Females are about 10% smaller than males, with a maximum SVL of 4.8 cm (1.9 in). The iris of the eye is blue.

Diet

A. ahli preys upon fruit flies, roaches, and isopods.

Reproduction

A. ahli is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Fong A (2020). "Anolis ahli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T177903A18968640. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T177903A18968640.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Species Anolis ahli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.com.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis ahli, p. 3).

Further reading

  • Barbour T (1925). "A new Cuban Anolis ". Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History 5: 167–168. (Anolis ahli, new species).
  • Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Anolis ahli, p. 209).
  • Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Anolis ahli, p. 65).


Taxon identifiers
Anolis ahli


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