Anolis hendersoni
| Anolis hendersoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Anolidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. hendersoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis hendersoni Cochran, 1923 | |
Anolis hendersoni, also known commonly as Henderson's anole and the La Selle long-snouted anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to the island of Hispaniola. There are two recognized subspecies.
Etymology
The specific name, hendersoni, is in honor of American malacologist John Brooks Henderson Jr.[2]
Geographic range
A. hendersoni is found in southern Haiti,[1][3] and in adjacent southwestern Dominican Republic.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. hendersoni is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,750 m (5,740 ft).[1]
Description
Small for its genus, A. hendersoni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 5 cm (almost 2 inches).[3]
Reproduction
Subspecies
There are two subspecies that are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Mahler DL; Hedges B (2020). "Anolis hendersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T74995426A75171616. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T74995426A75171616.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis hendersoni, p. 121)
- 1 2 3 4 Anolis hendersoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading
- Cochran DM (1923). "A new Anolis from Haiti". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 13 (11): 225–226. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.5295. (Anolis hendersoni, new species)
- Schwartz A (1978). "The Hispaniolan Anolis (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Iguanidae) of the hendersoni Complex". Journal of Herpetology. 12 (3): 355–370. doi:10.2307/1563617. JSTOR 1563617. (Anolis hendersoni ravidormitans, new subspecies)
- 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. (Anolis hendersoni, p. 275)
- Schwartz A; Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publications No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. (Anolis hendersoni, p. 95)