Anolis distichus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Anolidae
Genus: Anolis
Species: Anolis distichus
Subspecies (11): A. d. distichus – A. d. biminiensis – A. d. dapsilis – A. d. distichoides – A. d. floridanus – A. d. juliae – A. d. ocior – A. d. patruelis – A. d. sejunctus – A. d. suppar – A. d. tostus

Name

Anolis distichus Cope, 1861: 208

Syntypes (7): ANSP 7780-87.

Type locality: “New Provicence Islands. Bahamas.”

Taxonomic note: species complex following MacGuigan et al. (2017).

References

Primary references

Cope, E.D. 1861. Notes and Descriptions of Anoles. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13: 208–215. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Glor, R.E. & Laport, R.G. 2012. Are subspecies of Anolis lizards that differ in dewlap color and pattern also genetically distinct? A mitochondrial analysis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 64 (2): 255–260. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.11.004
MacGuigan, D.J., Geneva, A.J., Glor, R.E. 2017. A genomic assessment of species boundaries and hybridization in a group of highly polymorphic anoles (distichus species complex). Ecology and Evolution 7(11): 3657–3671. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2751

Links

Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Anolis distichus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 May 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Hispaniolan Gracile Anole