Anolis delafuentei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. delafuentei
Binomial name
Anolis delafuentei
Garrido, 1982
Synonyms[2]
  • Anolis delafuentei
    Garrido, 1982
  • Norops delafuentei
    — Nicholson, 2002

Anolis delafuentei, also known commonly as the Escambray crested anole and the Guamuhaya anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, delafuentei, is in honor of Argentinian herpetological paleontologist Marcelo S. de la Fuente.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. delafuentei is forest, at an altitude of 700 m (2,300 ft).[1]

Description

A. delafuentei is known only from the holotype, which is a male with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6 cm (2.4 in).[2]

Reproduction

A. delafuentei is oviparous.[2]

Taxonomy

A. delafuentei is a member of the A. sagrei species group.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Fong A (2021). "Anolis delafuentei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T74994985A75171546.en. Accessed on 04 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Species Anolis delafuentei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database. org.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis delafuentei, p. 68).

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