Anolis fairchildi
| Anolis fairchildi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Anolidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. fairchildi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis fairchildi | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Anolis fairchildi, also known commonly as the Cay Sal anole and Fairchild's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to the Bahamas.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, fairchildi, is in honor of American botanist David Grandison Fairchild.[4]
Geographic range
A. fairchildi is endemic to Cay Sal Bank in the Bahamas.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. fairchildi is dry shrubland.[1]
Reproduction
Taxonomy
A. fairchildi is a member of the A. carolinensis species group.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Buckner, S.; Mahler, D.L.; Reynolds, R.G. (2020). "Anolis fairchildi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T74995354A75171586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T74995354A75171586.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Species Anolis fairchildi at The Reptile Database
- ↑ Schwartz A; Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History.(Anolis smaragdinus fairchildi, pp. 104–105)
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis fairchildi, p. 88)
Further reading
- Barbour T; Shreve B (1935). "Concerning some Bahamian Reptiles, with Notes on the Fauna". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 40: 347–365. (Anolis fairchildi, new species, P. 357)
- Nicholson KE; Crother BI; Guyer C; Savage JM (2018). "Translating a clade based classification into one that is valid under the international code of zoological nomenclature: the case of the lizards of the family Dactyloidae (Order Squamata)". Zootaxa. 4461 (4): 573–586.
- Schwartz A; Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. ISBN 978-0813010496.
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