| Knight anole | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. equestris
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| Binomial name | |
| Anolis equestris Merrem, 1820
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| Synonyms | |
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Deiroptyx equestris | |
The knight anole (Anolis equestris) is the largest species of anole (US: /əˈnoʊ.li/ ) in the Dactyloidae family.[1] Other common names include Cuban knight anole or Cuban giant anole, highlighting its native country, but it has also been introduced to Florida.[2] In its native Cuba, this large anole is called chupacocote.[3]
- ^ Bartlett, R.D.; P. P. Bartlett (2008). Anoles, Basilisks, and Water Dragons. B.E.S. pp. 71, 75. ISBN 978-0764137754.
- ^ Conant, R.; J.T. Collins (1998). A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America (3 ed.). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 208–215. ISBN 978-0395904527.
- ^ "Guía Elemental - Santiago de Cuba Anfibios y Reptiles de la Reserva de la Biosfera BACONAO" (PDF). Fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org. Retrieved 22 March 2022.