Anolis richardii
{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
{{speciesbox
| name = Grenada tree anole
| image = Richard's anole (Anolis richardii).JPG
| image_caption = Richard's anole, Tobago
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = Powell, R., Dewynter, M., Daltry, J.C. & Mahler, D.L. (2020). "Anolis richardii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T203888A2772041. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203888/2772041. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
| genus = Anolis
| species = richardii
| authority = A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837
| synonyms = *Anolis Richardii
{{small|A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837}}
- Anolis occipitalis
{{small|Gray, 1840}} - Anolis stenodactylus
{{small|Gray, 1840}} - Ptychonotus (Ctenodeira) richardii
{{small|— Fitzinger, 1843}} - Anolis trossulus
{{small|Garman, 1887}} - Anolis richardi
{{small|— Schwartz & Henderson, 1991}} - Dactyloa richardii
{{small|— Nicholson et al., 2012}}
| synonyms_ref ="Anolis richardii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
}}
Anolis richardii, commonly known as the Grenada tree anole or Richard's anole, is a species of anole lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in the Caribbean.
Etymology
The specific name, richardii, is in honor of French botanist Louis Claude Marie Richard.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 richardii [sic]", p. 220).
Geographic range
A. richardii is native to Grenada and the Grenadines islands, and it has been introduced to Tobago.Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles and Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. London: Macmillan Education Ltd. {{ISBN|0-333-69141-5}}. (Anolis richardii, pp. 104, 106).
Description
A. richardsii is large for an anole, with males reaching a maximum length of {{convert|140|mm|in|abbr=on}} snout-to-vent. It has a dark green or brown dorsal surface, with a green-gray to yellow ventral surface. Its dewlap is orange, yellow, or gray-green. Females and juveniles often have a yellow or cream-colored lateral stripe.
References
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External links
- [http://www.eol.org/pages/1057149 Anolis richardii] at the Encyclopedia of Life.
- [http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Anolis&species=richardii Anolis richardii] at the Reptile Database.
Further reading
- Boulenger, G.A. (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Anolis richardii, pp. 37–38).
- Duméril, A.M.C.; Bibron, G. (1837). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome quatrième. [= General Herpetology or Complete Natural History of the Reptiles. Volume 4 ]. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. 571 pp. + errata et emendanda. ("Anolis Richardii ", new species, pp. 141–142). (in French).
- Nicholson, Kirsten E.; Crother, Brian I.; Guyer, Craig; Savage, Jay M. (2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Zootaxa 3477: 1-108. (Dactyloa richardii, new combination).
- Schwartz, A.; Thomas, R. (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. ("Anolis richardi [sic]", p. 98).
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Category:Lizards of the Caribbean
Category:Fauna of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Category:Reptiles of Trinidad and Tobago
Category:Reptiles described in 1837
Category:Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril
Category:Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron
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