Anolis etheridgei explained
Anolis etheridgei, also known commonly as Etheridge's anole and the montane bush anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, etheridgei, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard Emmett Etheridge.[2]
Geographic range
A. etheridgei occurs in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. etheridgei is forest, at altitudes of .
Description
A small anole, A. etheridgei may attain a snout-to-vent length of . The tail is long, more than twice SVL. The dewlap is small and white, and the iris of the eye is blue.[1]
Diet
A. etheridgei preys upon invertebrates.
Reproduction
A. etheridgei is oviparous.[1]
Further reading
- Mahler DL (2010). "Natural history observations for two montane anole species from the Dominican Republic". (Anolis etheridgei, pp. 115–117).
- Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. . (Anolis etheridgei, p. 259).
- 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 etheridgei, p. 82).
- Williams EE (1962). "Notes on the herpetology of Hispaniola. 7. New material of two poorly known anoles: Anolis monticola Shreve and Anolis christophei Williams". Breviora (164): 1–11. (Anolis etheridgei, new name, p. 1).
Notes and References
- "Anolis etheridgei ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=etheridgei
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