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Anolis richardii

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Species of lizard

Grenada tree anole
Richard's anole, Tobago
Conservation status

Least Concern  (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. richardii
Binomial name
Anolis richardii
A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837
Synonyms
  • Anolis Richardii
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837
  • Anolis occipitalis
    Gray, 1840
  • Anolis stenodactylus
    Gray, 1840
  • Ptychonotus (Ctenodeira) richardii
    — Fitzinger, 1843
  • Anolis trossulus
    Garman, 1887
  • Anolis richardi
    — Schwartz & Henderson, 1991
  • Dactyloa richardii
    — Nicholson et al., 2012

Anolis richardii, commonly known as the Grenada tree anole or Richard's anole, is a species of anole lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in the Caribbean.

Etymology

The specific name, richardii, is in honor of French botanist Louis Claude Marie Richard.

Geographic range

A. richardii is native to Grenada and the Grenadines islands, and it has been introduced to Tobago.

Description

A. richardsii is large for an anole, with males reaching a maximum length of 140 mm (5.5 in) snout-to-vent. It has a dark green or brown dorsal surface, with a green-gray to yellow ventral surface. Its dewlap is orange, yellow, or gray-green. Females and juveniles often have a yellow or cream-colored lateral stripe.

References

  1. Powell, R., Dewynter, M., Daltry, J.C. & Mahler, D.L. (2020). "Anolis richardii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T203888A2772041. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203888/2772041. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
  2. "Anolis richardii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Anolis richardii ", p. 220).
  4. ^ Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles and Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. London: Macmillan Education Ltd. ISBN 0-333-69141-5. (Anolis richardii, pp. 104, 106).

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Further reading

  • Boulenger, G.A. (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Anolis richardii, pp. 37–38).
  • Duméril, A.M.C.; Bibron, G. (1837). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome quatrième. . Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. 571 pp. + errata et emendanda. ("Anolis Richardii ", new species, pp. 141–142). (in French).
  • Nicholson, Kirsten E.; Crother, Brian I.; Guyer, Craig; Savage, Jay M. (2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Zootaxa 3477: 1-108. (Dactyloa richardii, new combination).
  • 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 richardi ", p. 98).
Taxon identifiers
Anolis richardii
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