Striped anole | |
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Male displaying dewlap above, individual on tree below | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Dactyloidae |
Genus: | Anolis |
Species: | A. lineatus |
Binomial name | |
Anolis lineatus Daudin, 1802 | |
Synonyms | |
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The Curaçao striped anole or striped anole (Anolis lineatus) is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. It is native to Curaçao and Aruba of the Netherlands Antilles, but has also been introduced to Klein Curaçao.[1] It is generally common (at least on Curaçao),[2] and is particularly common in densely vegetated gardens in the capital Willemstad.[3] It is found in dry tropical shrubland at all elevations in its range,[1] but is uncommon in habitats without larger trees.[3] It can often be seen on rocks, the walls of buildings or tree trunks; at various heights but often relatively close to the ground.[4] It is a member of the A. chrysolepis species group.[4]
In A. lineatus, males reach about 7–7.5 cm (2.8–3.0 in) in snout-to-vent length and the females about 6 cm (2.4 in).[3] It is overall light brownish with a dark-edged pale lateral stripe on each side, and typically several light bars on the body and tail.[3] It has an orange-yellow dewlap with a blackish spot; the dewlap is significantly larger in males than in females.[3] It is the only known species of anole where the dewlap is asymmetrically coloured, being deeper orange on one side and yellower on the other.[4][5] In almost three-quarter of all individuals the left side is the most yellow.[5] The colour difference between the two sides is indistinct in only a minority of the females.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 3 van Buurt, G.; van den Burg, M.P.; Mayer, G.C. (2020). "Anolis lineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T178607A18966631. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T178607A18966631.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ De Rooij, N. (1922). "Reptiles and Amphibians of Curaçao" (pdf). Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. 22 (1): 249–253.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Rand, S.; Rand, P.J. (1967). "Field notes on Anolis lineatus in Curaçao" (pdf). Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands. 24 (1): 112–117.
- 1 2 3 4 Gartner; Gamble; Jaffe; Harrison; Losos (2013). "Left–right dewlap asymmetry and phylogeography of Anolis lineatus on Aruba and Curaçao". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 110 (2): 409–426. doi:10.1111/bij.12131.
- 1 2 3 Losos; Weaver; Fies; Herrel; Fabre; Losos (2017). "The Curious Case of the Left-Sided Dewlap: Directional Asymmetry in the Curaçao Anole, Anolis linestus". Breviora. 553 (1): 1–7.