Anolis allisoni

Allison's anole
male above, female below
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. allisoni
Binomial name
Anolis allisoni
Barbour, 1928

Anolis allisoni, also known commonly as Allison's anole or Cuban blue anole is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cuba (except the west and the far southeast), the Bay Islands and Cayos Cochinos off the mainland of Honduras, and Half Moon Caye off the mainland of Belize.[2][3] There is also a single doubtful record from Cozumel, Mexico.[3] Recently, the species has been documented in southern Florida.[4][5][6] This diurnal species is commonly seen on palm trunks, and it feeds on invertebrates.[3] It is among the relatively few anole species in which females may lay their eggs together, forming a communal nest.[7]

  1. ^ Lee J, Mandujano RC, Fong A (2020). "Anolis allisoni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T197447A2484536. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T197447A2484536.en. Accessed on 19 March 2022.
  2. ^ Köhler G (2000). Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas. Band 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 158 pp. ISBN 3-9806214-0-5. (in German).
  3. ^ a b c Lee JC (2000). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World: The Lowlands of Mexico, Northern Guatemala, and Belize. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. 416 pp. ISBN 0-8014-3624-9
  4. ^ Howard, Delton (31 October 2020). "Allison's Anoles in South Florida". Anole Annals. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Anolis allisoni ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  6. ^ Howard, Delton (10 October 2021). "A Summer of Observing an Allison's Anole Colony in Florida". Anole Annals. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  7. ^ Domínguez M, Sanz A, Chávez J, Almaguer N (2010). "Cyclical Reproduction in Females of the Cuban Lizard Anolis lucius (Polychrotidae)". Herpetologica. 66 (4): 443–450. doi:10.1655/09-058.1. S2CID 86339367.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)