Anolis leachii

{{Speciesbox

| image = Leach's anole.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = Daltry JC, Powell R, Dewynter M, Mahler DL (2020). "Anolis leachii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T203885A2772011. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203885/2772011. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.

| genus = Anolis

| species = leachii

| authority = A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837

| synonyms =

Anolis leachii
{{small|A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837}}
Anolis bimaculatus leachii
{{small|— Underwood in E. Williams et al., 1959}}
Anolis bimaculatus leachi
{{small|— Lazell, 1972}}
Anolis leachi
{{small|— Burnell & Hedges, 1990}}

| synonyms_ref = {{EMBL species|genus=Anolis|species=leachii}} www.reptile-database.org.

}}

Anolis leachii, the Antigua Bank tree anole, Barbuda Bank tree anole, or panther anole, is a species of anole, a lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the Caribbean.

Geographic range

A. leachii is native to Antigua and Barbuda, an island-nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles, where it can be found on both main islands. It has also been introduced to Bermuda and Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Description

A. leachii is a relatively large anole species.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}

Sympatry

A. leachii coexists with the smaller anoles A. wattsi on Antigua, and A. forresti on Barbuda.Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. London: Macmillan Education Ltd. 144 pp. {{ISBN|978-0-333-69141-0}}. (Anolis leachii, pp. 68, 71).

Habitat

The natural habitat of A. leachii is shrubland, but it is also found in disturbed areas such as pastures and urban areas.

Reproduction

A. leachii is oviparous.

Etymology

The specific name, leachii, is in honor of English zoologist William Elford Leach.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Anolis leachii, p. 153).

File:Leach's anole on tree.jpg