Anolis bartschi
{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = West Cuban anole
| image = Anolis bartschi.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Anolis
| species = bartschi
| authority = (Cochran, 1928)
| synonyms = *Deiroptyx bartschi
{{small|Cochran, 1928}}
- Anolis bartschi
{{small|— Etheridge, 1960}}
}}
Anolis bartschi, also known commonly as the Pinar Del Rio cliff anole, western cliff anole, and the west Cuban anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.
Description
A medium-sized anole, adult males of A. bartschi have a typical snout-to-vent length of {{convert|7.5|cm|in|abbr=on}} and females {{convert|6.4|cm|in|abbr=on}}.{{cite journal|author=Scharf I, Meiri S|year=2013|title=Sexual dimorphism of heads and abdomens: Different approaches to 'being large' in female and male lizards|journal=Biological Journal of the Linnean Society|volume=110|issue=3|pages=665–673|doi=10.1111/bij.12147|doi-access=free}} It is one of only two anoles that completely lack a dewlap (both sexes), the other being the Cuban stream anole (A. vermiculatus).Losos J (2 April 2013). [http://www.anoleannals.org/2013/04/02/anole-beach-party-in-venezuela/ Anole Beach Party In Venezuela]. Anole Annals. Retrieved 28 March 2018.{{cite journal|author=Ingram T, Harrison A, Mahler DL, Castañeda MR, Glor RE, Herrel A, Stuart YE, Losos JB|year=2016|title=Comparative tests of the role of dewlap size in Anolis lizard speciation|journal=Proc Biol Sci |volume=283|issue=1845|page=20162199|doi=10.1098/rspb.2016.2199|pmc=5204168|pmid=28003450}}
Geographic range
A. bartschi is native to western Cuba (Pinar del Río Province).{{EMBL species|genus=Anolis|species=bartschi}} www.reptile-database.org.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. bartschi is forest in limestone karst areas.{{cite journal|author=Scarpetta S, Gray L, Montes de Oca AN, Castañeda MR, Herrel A, Losos JB, Luna-Reyes R, Jiménez Lang N, Poe S|year=2015|title=Morphology and ecology of the Mexican cave anole Anolis alvarezdeltoroi |journal=Mesoamerican Herpetology|volume=2|pages=260–268}}{{cite web|author=Lambert S|date=29 March 2014|title=Spotlight on Cuban Anoles, Part I: Anolis bartschi |url=http://www.anoleannals.org/2014/03/29/spotlight-on-cuban-anoles-part-i-anolis-bartschi/|publisher=Anole Annals|access-date=20 April 2018}}
Reproduction
A. bartschi is oviparous. It is among the relatively few anole species in which females may lay their eggs together, forming a communal nest in cavities in a steep cliff.{{cite journal|author=Domínguez M, Sanz A, Chávez J, Almaguer N|year=2010|title=Cyclical Reproduction in Females of the Cuban Lizard Anolis lucius (Polychrotidae)|journal=Herpetologica|volume=66|issue=4|pages=443–450|doi=10.1655/09-058.1|s2cid=86339367}}
Etymology
See also
References
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Further reading
{{Commons category|Anolis bartschi}}
- Cochran DM (1928). "A Second Species of Deiroptyx from Cuba". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 41: 169–170. (Deiroptyx bartschi, new species).
- Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Anolis bartschi, p. 70).
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Category:Lizards of the Caribbean
Category:Endemic fauna of Cuba