Anolis hispaniolae
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Common Stout Anole
These anoles were included in Anolis cybotes until a 2019 revision that split A. cybotes up into several species.
Here's one in the midst of shedding its skin. Only the males have the big heads. The females are quite a bit smaller and proportioned more like other anole species.
Of the five anole species I saw at Casa de Campo, these were by far the least wary of humans. This one hung out on the trellis of our veranda the entire week or so we were there, even after I caught it a couple of times for a closer look.
Online references:
- Gunther Köhler, Caroline ZImmer, Kathleen McGrath, and S. Blair Hedges, 2019. A revision of the genus Audantia of Hispaniola with description of four new species (Reptilia: Squamata: Dactyloidae)
Printed references:
- Behler, J. L., King, F. W. 1979. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles & Amphibians
- Conant, R., Collins, J. T. 1998. Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Third Edition, expanded
- Crother, B. I. (ed.) 2017. Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Eighth Edition
- Henderson, R. W., Schwartz, A. 1984. A Guide to the Identification of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Hispaniola
- Schwartz, A., Henderson, R. W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History
- Schwartz, A., Henderson, R. W. 1985. A Guide to the Identification of the Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies Exclusive of Hispaniola
- Smith, H. M., Brodie, E. D. Jr. 1982. Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification