Anolis carolinensis anole series

This article is about a group of related lizard species. For the namesake species, see Anolis carolinensis.

The Anolis carolinensis series is a proposed clade or subgroup of closely related mid-sized trunk crown anoles (US: /əˈnoʊ.liz/ ⓘ) within the genus Anolis. It was created by Nicholson et al. in 2012 and defined as containing 13 species, a few examples are listed below.[1]

species name image description distribution
Carolina ("green") anole (Anolis carolinensis)
Male: head and body bright green; white throat and underside; red dewlap.

Female: overall bright green with white throat and underside; dorsal white bar or diamond pattern running down the length of the back; dewlap is reduced or absent

North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and the Gulf Coast in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. The species has been introduced into Hawaii and the Ogasawara Islands.

Cuban green anole (Anolis porcatus)
Male: head and body green with white speckels on body, throat and underside white with red dewlap.

Female: overall bright green with white throat and underside and dorsal white bar or diamond pattern running down the length of the back, dewlap is reduced or absent

Cuba and Isla de la Juventud. Introduced to the Dominican Republic, parts of Florida, and Tenerife.

Allison's anole (Anolis allisoni)
Male: head, forelimbs and upper body bright blue, lower body bright green white throat and underside with red dewlap.

Female: bright green overall with white throat and underside and reduced or absent dewlap.

Cuba. Introduced to Honduras and Half Moon Caye in Belize.

Bahamian green anole (Anolis smaragdinus)
Male: head green with bright electric blue speckles, body green with white throat and light green underside. bright red dewlwap.

Female: head and body bright green with pale green underside and white throat. Dewlap reduced or absent.

Bahamas (Cat Island, Exuma, Little San Salvador).
  1. ^ Kristen A. Nicholson; Brian I. Crother; Craig Guyer; Jay M. Savage (11 September 2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata:Dactyloidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3477. Magnolia Press: 1-108 [38]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3477.1.1. Retrieved 19 May 2013.