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Anolis  Daudin, 1802
Taxonomic Serial No.: 173883

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Chamaelinorops K. P. Schmidt, 1919
 
    Chamaeleolis A. M. C. Duméril and Bibron, 1837
 
    Xiphosurus Fitzinger, 1826
 
    Norops Wagler, 1830
 
    Ctenonotus Fitzinger, 1843
 
    Dactyloa Wagler, 1830
 
    Audantia Cochran, 1934
 
    Deiroptyx Fitzinger, 1843
 
  Common Name(s): Anoles [English]
 
    Western Antillean Anoles [English]
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2017   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderIguania  – iguanes, Iguanas  
                               FamilyDactyloidae   
                                  GenusAnolis Daudin, 1802 – Anoles, Western Antillean Anoles  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Species Anolis acutus Hallowell, 1857 – St. Croix Anole, Sharp Anole, Saint Croix's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis aeneus Gray, 1840 – Bronze Anole 
                                     Species Anolis aequatorialis Werner, 1894 – Equatorial Anole 
                                     Species Anolis agassizi Stejneger, 1900 – Agassiz's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis agueroi (Díaz, Navarro and Garrido, 1998) – Cabo Cruz Bearded Anole 
                                     Species Anolis ahli Barbour, 1925 – Ahl's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis alayoni Estrada and Hedges, 1995 – Guantanamo Twig Anole 
                                     Species Anolis alfaroi Garrido and Hedges, 1992 – Small-fanned Bush Anole 
                                     Species Anolis aliniger Mertens, 1939 – Northern Green Twig Anole, LaVega Anole 
                                     Species Anolis allisoni Barbour, 1928 – Allison's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis allogus Barbour and Ramsden, 1919 – Bueycito Anole 
                                     Species Anolis alocomyos (G. Köhler, Vargas and Lotzkat, 2014)  
                                     Species Anolis altae Dunn, 1930 – High Anole 
                                     Species Anolis altavelensis Noble and Hassler, 1933 – Noble's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis altitudinalis Garrido, 1985 – Turquino Green-mottled Anole 
                                     Species Anolis alumina Hertz, 1976 – Shiny Anole 
                                     Species Anolis alutaceus Cope, 1861 – Monte Verde Anole, Blue-eyed Grass-bush Anole 
                                     Species Anolis alvarezdeltoroi Nieto-Montes de Oca, 1996 – Alvarez del Toro's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis amplisquamosus (McCranie, Wilson and Williams, 1993)  
                                     Species Anolis anatoloros Ugueto, Rivas, Barros, Sánchez-Pacheco and Gracía-Pérez, 2007  
                                     Species Anolis anchicayae Poe, Velasco, Miyata and Williams, 2009  
                                     Species Anolis anfiloquioi Garrido, 1980 – Anfiodlul Anole 
                                     Species Anolis angusticeps Hallowell, 1856 – Cuban Twig Anole 
                                     Species Anolis anisolepis H. M. Smith, Burley and Fritts, 1968 – Anolis adornado, Chiapas Ornate Anole 
                                     Species Anolis annectens Williams, 1974 – Annex Anole 
                                     Species Anolis anoriensis Velasco, Gutiérrez-Cárdenas and Quintero-Angel, 2010  
                                     Species Anolis antioquiae Williams, 1985 – Antiodlula Anole 
                                     Species Anolis antonii Boulenger, 1908 – Anton's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis apletolepis G. Köhler and Hedges, 2016  
                                     Species Anolis apletophallus G. Köhler and Sunyer, 2008  
                                     Species Anolis apollinaris Boulenger, 1919 – Boulenger's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis aquaticus Taylor, 1956 – Water Anole 
                                     Species Anolis argenteolus Cope, 1861 – Guantanamo Anole 
                                     Species Anolis argillaceus Cope, 1862 – Bay Anole 
                                     Species Anolis armouri (Cochran, 1934) – Armoured Anole 
                                     Species Anolis auratus Daudin, 1802 – Grass Anole 
                                     Species Anolis bahorucoensis Noble and Hassler, 1933 – Bahoruco Long-snouted Anole 
                                     Species Anolis baleatus (Cope, 1864) – Dominican Giant Anole, Puerto Plata Anole 
                                     Species Anolis baracoae Schwartz, 1964 – Baracoa Anole 
                                     Species Anolis barahonae Williams, 1962 – Barahona Anole 
                                     Species Anolis barbatus (Garrido, 1982) – Western Bearded Anole 
                                     Species Anolis barbouri (K. P. Schmidt, 1919) – Hispaniolan Hopping Anole 
                                     Species Anolis barkeri K. P. Schmidt, 1939 – Anolis de Barker, Barker's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis bartschi (Cochran, 1928) – West Cuban Anole, Western Cliff Anole 
                                     Species Anolis beckeri Boulenger, 1881 – Becker's Lichen Anole 
                                     Species Anolis bellipeniculus (Myers and Donnelly, 1996)  
                                     Species Anolis benedikti Lotzkat, Bienentreu, Hertz and G. Köhler, 2011  
                                     Species Anolis bicaorum (G. Köhler, 1996)  
                                     Species Anolis bimaculatus (Sparrman, 1784) – Panther Anole 
                                     Species Anolis binotatus W. C. H. Peters, 1863 – Two-marked Anole 
                                     Species Anolis biporcatus (Wiegmann, 1834) – Anolis verde neotropical, Giant Green Anole, Neotropical Green Anole 
                                     Species Anolis birama Garrido, 1990 – Branch Anole 
                                     Species Anolis bitectus Cope, 1864 – Roof Anole 
                                     Species Anolis blanquillanus Hummelinck, 1940 – Hummelinck's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis boettgeri Boulenger, 1911 – Boettger's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis bombiceps Cope, 1875 – Surprise Anole, Blue-lipped Forest Anole 
                                     Species Anolis bonairensis Ruthven, 1923 – Ruthven's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis boulengerianus Thominot, 1887 – Anolis tehuano, Tehuantepec Anole 
                                     Species Anolis brasiliensis Vanzolini and Williams, 1970 – Brazilian Anole 
                                     Species Anolis bremeri Barbour, 1914 – Herradura Anole 
                                     Species Anolis breslini Schwartz, 1980  
                                     Species Anolis brevirostris Bocourt, 1870 – Desert Gracile Anole, Shortnose Anole 
                                     Species Anolis brunneus Cope, 1894 – Crooked Island Anole 
                                     Species Anolis calimae Ayala, Harris and Williams, 1983 – Ayala's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis campbelli (G. Köhler and E. N. Smith, 2008)  
                                     Species Anolis capito W. C. H. Peters, 1863 – Anolis jaspeado, Bighead Anole 
                                     Species Anolis caquetae Williams, 1974 – Caqueta Anole 
                                     Species Anolis carlliebi G. Köhler, Gómez Trejo Pérez, Petersen and Méndez de La Cruz, 2014 – Carl Lieb's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis carlostoddi (Williams, Praderio and Gorzula, 1996)  
                                     Species Anolis carolinensis Voigt in Cuvier and Voigt, 1832 – Green Anole, Anolis verde, anole vert 
                                     Species Anolis carpenteri A. A. Echelle, A. F. Echelle and Fitch, 1971 – Carpenter Anole 
                                     Species Anolis casildae Arosemena, Ibáñez and de Sousa, 1991 – Casilda's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis caudalis Cochran, 1932 – Cochran's Gianthead Anole 
                                     Species Anolis centralis G. Peters, 1970 – Central Anole 
                                     Species Anolis chamaeleonides A. M. C. Duméril and Bibron, 1837 – Short-bearded Anole 
                                     Species Anolis charlesmyersi G. Köhler, 2010  
                                     Species Anolis chloris Boulenger, 1898 – Boulenger's Green Anole 
                                     Species Anolis chlorocyanus A. M. C. Duméril and Bibron, 1837 – Hispaniolan Blue-green Anole, Hispaniolan Green Anole, Northern Hispaniolan Green Anole 
                                     Species Anolis chlorodius G. Köhler and Hedges, 2016  
                                     Species Anolis christophei Williams, 1960 – Big-fanned Trunk Anole, King Christophe Anole 
                                     Species Anolis chrysolepis A. M. C. Duméril and Bibron, 1837 – Goldenscale Anole 
                                     Species Anolis chrysops Lazell, 1964  
                                     Species Anolis clivicola Barbour and Shreve, 1935 – Mountain Anole 
                                     Species Anolis cobanensis Stuart, 1942 – Stuart's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis coelestinus Cope, 1862 – Hispaniolan Green Anole, Jeremie Anole 
                                     Species Anolis compressicaudus H. M. Smith and Kerster, 1955 – Anolis de Malpaso, Malposo Scaly Anole 
                                     Species Anolis concolor Cope, 1862 – Isla San Andres Anole 
                                     Species Anolis confusus Estrada and Garrido, 1991 – Cabo Cruz Trunk Anole 
                                     Species Anolis conspersus Garman, 1887 – Grand Cayman Blue-fanned Anole, Grand Cayman Anole 
                                     Species Anolis cooki Grant, 1931 – Cook's Anole, Cook's Pallid Anole 
                                     Species Anolis crassulus Cope, 1864 – Anolis adornado, Ornate Anole 
                                     Species Anolis cristatellus A. M. C. Duméril and Bibron, 1837 – Crested Anole, Puerto Rican Crested Anole, Common Puerto Rican Anole 
                                     Species Anolis cristifer H. M. Smith, 1968 – Crested Lichen Anole 
                                     Species Anolis cryptolimifrons G. Köhler and Sunyer, 2008  
                                     Species Anolis cupeyalensis G. Peters, 1970 – Cupeyal Anole 
                                     Species Anolis cupreus Hallowell, 1860 – Copper Anole 
                                     Species Anolis cuprinus H. M. Smith, 1964 – Anolis chiapaneco, Copper Anole 
                                     Species Anolis cuscoensis Poe, Yañez-Miranda and Lehr, 2008  
                                     Species Anolis cusuco (McCranie, G. Köhler and Wilson, 2000)  
                                     Species Anolis cuvieri Merrem, 1820 – Puerto Rican Giant Anole, Cuvier's Anole, Green Giant Anole 
                                     Species Anolis cyanopleurus Cope, 1861 – Yateras Anole 
                                     Species Anolis cyanostictus Mertens, 1939  
                                     Species Anolis cybotes Cope, 1862 – Large-headed Anole, Hispaniolan Stout Anole, Largehead Anole 
                                     Species Anolis cymbops Cope, 1864 – Anolis veracruzano, Cope's Veracruz Anole 
                                     Species Anolis damulus Cope, 1864 – Cope's Smooth Anole 
                                     Species Anolis danieli Williams, 1988  
                                     Species Anolis darlingtoni (Cochran, 1935) – Darlington's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis datzorum G. Köhler, Ponce, Sunyer and Batista, 2007  
                                     Species Anolis delafuentei Garrido, 1982 – Guamuhaya Anole 
                                     Species Anolis deltae Williams, 1974 – Delta Anole 
                                     Species Anolis demissus Schwartz, 1969 – Île Grande Cayemite Green Anole 
                                     Species Anolis desechensis Heatwole, 1976 – Desecheo Anole, Heatwole's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis desiradei Lazell, 1964  
                                     Species Anolis dissimilis Williams, 1965 – Odd Anole 
                                     Species Anolis distichus Cope, 1861 – Bark Anole, Hispaniolan Gracile Anole 
                                     Species Anolis divius G. Köhler and Hedges, 2016  
                                     Species Anolis dolichocephalus Williams, 1963 – Place Negre Anole 
                                     Species Anolis dollfusianus Bocourt, 1873 – Anolis cafetalero, Coffee Anole 
                                     Species Anolis duellmani Fitch and Henderson, 1973 – Anolis de Duellman, Duellman's Pigmy Anole 
                                     Species Anolis dunni H. M. Smith, 1936 – Anolis de Dunn, Dunn's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis eladioi G. Köhler and Hedges, 2016  
                                     Species Anolis elcopeensis Poe, Scarpetta and Schaad, 2015  
                                     Species Anolis equestris Merrem, 1820 – Knight Anole 
                                     Species Anolis ernestwilliamsi Lazell, 1983 – Carrot Rock's Anole, Ernest's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis etheridgei Williams, 1962 – Etheridge's Anole, Montane Bush Anole 
                                     Species Anolis eugenegrahami Schwartz, 1978 – Eugene's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis eulaemus Boulenger, 1908 – Good Anole 
                                     Species Anolis euskalerriari Barros, Williams and Viloria, 1996  
                                     Species Anolis evermanni Stejneger, 1904 – Emerald Anole, Small Green Anole, Evermann's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis extremus Garman, 1887 – Barbados Anole 
                                     Species Anolis fairchildi Barbour and Shreve, 1935 – Cay Sal Anole 
                                     Species Anolis fasciatus Boulenger, 1885 – Banded Anole 
                                     Species Anolis ferreus (Cope, 1864) – Marie-Galante Sail-tailed Anole, Morne Constant Anole 
                                     Species Anolis festae Peracca, 1904 – Veronica's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis fitchi Williams and Duellman, 1984 – Fitch's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis forresti Barbour, 1923  
                                     Species Anolis fortunensis Arosemena and Ibáñez, 1993  
                                     Species Anolis fowleri Schwartz, 1973 – Fowler's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis fraseri Günther, 1859 – Fraser's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis frenatus Cope, 1899 – Bridled Anole 
                                     Species Anolis fugitivus Garrido, 1975 – Moa Anole 
                                     Species Anolis fungosus Myers, 1971 – Myers' Anole 
                                     Species Anolis fuscoauratus d'Orbigny in A. M. C. Duméril and Bibron, 1837 – Brown-eared Anole, Slender Anole 
                                     Species Anolis gadovii Boulenger, 1905 – Gadow's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis gaigei Ruthven, 1916 – Gaige's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis garmani Stejneger, 1899 – Jamaican Giant Anole, Jamaican Anole 
                                     Species Anolis garridoi Díaz, Estrada and Moreno, 1996 – Escambray Twig Anole 
                                     Species Anolis gemmosus O'Shaughnessy, 1875 – O'Shaughnessy's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis gibbiceps Cope, 1864 – Hook Anole 
                                     Species Anolis ginaelisae (Lotzkat, Hertz, Bienentreu and G. Köhler, 2013)  
                                     Species Anolis gingivinus Cope, 1864 – Anguilla Bank Anole, Anguilla Anole 
                                     Species Anolis gonavensis G. Köhler and Hedges, 2016  
                                     Species Anolis gorgonae Barbour, 1905  
                                     Species Anolis gracilipes Boulenger, 1898 – Charm Anole 
                                     Species Anolis grahami Gray, 1845 – Graham's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis granuliceps Boulenger, 1898 – Granular Anole 
                                     Species Anolis griseus Garman, 1887 – Saint Vincent's Tree Anole 
                                     Species Anolis gruuo G. Köhler, Ponce, Sunyer and Batista, 2007  
                                     Species Anolis guafe Estrada and Garrido, 1991 – Cabo Cruz Banded Anole 
                                     Species Anolis guamuhaya (Garrido, Pérez-Beato and Moreno, 1991) – Escambray Bearded Anole 
                                     Species Anolis guazuma Garrido, 1984 – Sierra Anole 
                                     Species Anolis gundlachi W. C. H. Peters, 1876 – Yellow-chinned Anole, Gundlach's Anole, Yellow-bearded Anole 
                                     Species Anolis haetianus Garman, 1887 – Tiburon Anole 
                                     Species Anolis haguei Stuart, 1942 – Hague's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis hendersoni Cochran, 1923 – Henderson's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis heterodermus A. H. A. Duméril, 1851 – Flat Andes Anole 
                                     Species Anolis hobartsmithi Nieto-Montes de Oca, 2001 – Hobart Smith's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis homolechis (Cope, 1864) – Habana Anole 
                                     Species Anolis huilae Williams, 1982 – Huila Anole 
                                     Species Anolis humilis W. C. H. Peters, 1863 – Humble Anole 
                                     Species Anolis ibague Williams, 1975 – Ibague Anole 
                                     Species Anolis ibanezi Poe, Latella, Ryan and Schaad, 2009  
                                     Species Anolis imias Ruibal and Williams, 1961 – Imias Anole 
                                     Species Anolis immaculogularis G. Köhler, Gómez Trejo Pérez, Petersen and Méndez de La Cruz, 2014  
                                     Species Anolis impetigosus Cope, 1864  
                                     Species Anolis incredulus Garrido and Moreno, 1998 – Turquino Emerald Anole 
                                     Species Anolis inderenae (Rueda and Hernández-Camacho, 1998)  
                                     Species Anolis inexpectatus Garrido and Estrada, 1989 – Pineland Bush Anole 
                                     Species Anolis insignis Cope, 1871 – Decorated Anole 
                                     Species Anolis insolitus Williams and Rand, 1969 – La Palma Anole 
                                     Species Anolis intermedius W. C. H. Peters, 1863 – Intermediate Anole 
                                     Species Anolis isolepis (Cope, 1861) – Jatibonico Anole 
                                     Species Anolis jacare Boulenger, 1903 – Jacare Anole 
                                     Species Anolis johnmeyeri Wilson and McCranie, 1982 – Meyer's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis juangundlachi Garrido, 1975 – Finca Ceres Anole 
                                     Species Anolis jubar Schwartz, 1968 – Cubitas Anole 
                                     Species Anolis kahouannensis Lazell, 1964  
                                     Species Anolis kemptoni Dunn, 1940 – Kempton's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis koopmani Rand, 1961 – Koopmans Anole 
                                     Species Anolis kreutzi (McCranie, G. Köhler and Wilson, 2000)  
                                     Species Anolis krugi W. C. H. Peters, 1876 – Upland Grass Anole, Olive Bush Anole, Krug's Anole, Orange Dewlap Anole 
                                     Species Anolis kunayalae Hulebak, Poe, Ibáñez and Williams, 2007  
                                     Species Anolis laevis (Cope, 1875) – Smooth Anole 
                                     Species Anolis laeviventris (Wiegmann, 1834) – Anolis blanco, White Anole 
                                     Species Anolis lamari Williams, 1992  
                                     Species Anolis landestoyi Mahler, Lambert, Geneva, Ng, Hedges, Losos and Glor, 2016  
                                     Species Anolis latifrons Berthold, 1846  
                                     Species Anolis leachii A. M. C. Duméril and Bibron, 1837 – Barbuda Bank Tree Anole, Panther Anole 
                                     Species Anolis leditzigorum (G. Köhler, Vargas and Lotzkat, 2014)  
                                     Species Anolis lemniscatus Boulenger, 1898  
                                     Species Anolis lemurinus Cope, 1861 – Anolis fantasma, Ghost Anole 
                                     Species Anolis leucodera G. Köhler and Hedges, 2016  
                                     Species Anolis limifrons Cope, 1862 – Border Anole, Slender Anole 
                                     Species Anolis limon Velasco and Hurtado-Gómez, 2014  
                                     Species Anolis lineatopus Gray, 1840 – Stripefoot Anole 
                                     Species Anolis lineatus Daudin, 1802 – Striped Anole 
                                     Species Anolis liogaster Boulenger, 1905 – Anolis rojo, Guerreran Anole 
                                     Species Anolis lionotus Cope, 1861 – Lion Anole 
                                     Species Anolis litoralis Garrido, 1975 – Oriente Pallid Anole 
                                     Species Anolis lividus Garman, 1887 – Plymouth Anole 
                                     Species Anolis longiceps K. P. Schmidt, 1919 – Navassa Anole 
                                     Species Anolis longitibialis Noble, 1923 – Isla Beata Anole 
                                     Species Anolis loveridgei K. P. Schmidt, 1936 – Loveridge's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis loysiana A. M. C. Duméril and Bibron, 1837 – Peach Anole 
                                     Species Anolis luciae Garman, 1887 – Saint Lucian Anole, St. Lucia Anole 
                                     Species Anolis lucius A. M. C. Duméril and Bibron, 1837 – Cave Anole 
                                     Species Anolis luteogularis Noble and Hassler, 1935 – Western Giant Anole, White-throated Anole 
                                     Species Anolis luteosignifer Garman, 1888 – Cayman Brac Anole 
                                     Species Anolis lynchi Miyata, 1985 – Lynch's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis lyra Poe, Velasco, Miyata and Williams, 2009  
                                     Species Anolis macilentus Garrido and Hedges, 1992 – Black-cheeked Bush Anole 
                                     Species Anolis macrinii H. M. Smith, 1968 – Anolis de Macrinus, Macrinius' Anole 
                                     Species Anolis macrolepis Boulenger, 1911 – Big-scaled Anole 
                                     Species Anolis macrophallus Werner, 1917  
                                     Species Anolis maculigula Williams, 1984  
                                     Species Anolis maculiventris Boulenger, 1898 – Blotchbelly Anole 
                                     Species Anolis magnaphallus Poe and Ibáñez, 2007  
                                     Species Anolis maia (Batista, Vesely, Mebert, Lotzkat and G. Köhler, 2015)  
                                     Species Anolis marcanoi Williams, 1975 – Red-fanned Stout Anole 
                                     Species Anolis mariarum Barbour, 1932 – Blemished Anole 
                                     Species Anolis marmoratus A. M. C. Duméril and Bibron, 1837 – Guadeloupean Anole, Leopard Anole 
                                     Species Anolis marron Arnold, 1980 – Jacmel Anole 
                                     Species Anolis marsupialis Taylor, 1956  
                                     Species Anolis matudai H. M. Smith, 1956 – Anolis de Matuda, Matuda's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis maynardi Garman, 1888 – Maynard's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis mccraniei (G. Köhler, Townsend and Petersen, 2016)  
                                     Species Anolis medemi Ayala and Williams, 1988  
                                     Species Anolis megalopithecus Rueda-Almonacid, 1989 – Ruida's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis megapholidotus H. M. Smith, 1933 – Anolis de escamas grandes, Large-scaled Anole 
                                     Species Anolis menta Ayala, Harris and Williams, 1984 – Mixed Anole 
                                     Species Anolis meridionalis Boettger, 1885  
                                     Species Anolis mestrei Barbour and Ramsden, 1916 – Pinardel Rio Anole 
                                     Species Anolis microlepidotus Davis, 1954 – Anolis guerrerense, Guerreran Oak Anole 
                                     Species Anolis microlepis Álvarez del Toro and H. M. Smith, 1956 – Chiapas Smooth Anole 
                                     Species Anolis microtus Cope, 1871 – Tiny Anole 
                                     Species Anolis milleri H. M. Smith in H. M. Smith and Taylor, 1950 – Anolis de Miller, Miller's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis mirus Williams, 1963  
                                     Species Anolis monensis Stejneger, 1904 – Mona Anole 
                                     Species Anolis monteverde G. Köhler, 2009  
                                     Species Anolis monticola Shreve, 1936 – Foothill Anole 
                                     Species Anolis morazani Townsend and Wilson, 2009  
                                     Species Anolis muralla (G. Köhler, McCranie and Wilson, 1999)  
                                     Species Anolis nasofrontalis Amaral, 1933 – Nose Anole 
                                     Species Anolis naufragus (Campbell, Hillis and Lamar, 1989) – Anolis de Hidalgo, Hidalgo Anole 
                                     Species Anolis neblininus (Myers, Williams and McDiarmid, 1993)  
                                     Species Anolis nebuloides Bocourt, 1873 – Anolis falso-pañuelo, False Clouded Anole 
                                     Species Anolis nebulosus (Wiegmann, 1834) – Anolis pañuelo, Clouded Anole 
                                     Species Anolis nelsoni Barbour, 1914 – Nelson's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis nicefori Barbour, 1932 – Niceforo's Andes Anole 
                                     Species Anolis nietoi G. Köhler, Gómez Trejo Pérez, Petersen and Méndez de La Cruz, 2014  
                                     Species Anolis nigrolineatus Williams, 1965  
                                     Species Anolis noblei Barbour and Shreve, 1935 – Holguin Anole 
                                     Species Anolis notopholis Boulenger, 1896 – Scalyback Anole 
                                     Species Anolis nubilus Garman, 1887 – Redonda Anole 
                                     Species Anolis occultus Williams and Rivero, 1965 – Pygmy Anole, Puerto Rican Twig Anole, Limestone Anole, Dwarf Anole 
                                     Species Anolis ocelloscapularis (G. Köhler, McCranie and Wilson, 2001)  
                                     Species Anolis oculatus (Cope, 1879) – Dominican Anole, Eyed Anole 
                                     Species Anolis oligaspis Cope, 1894 – Bahama Anole 
                                     Species Anolis olssoni K. P. Schmidt, 1919 – Desert Grass Anole, Monte Cristi Anole 
                                     Species Anolis omiltemanus Davis, 1954 – Anolis de Omilteme, Omilteme Anole 
                                     Species Anolis onca (O'Shaughnessy, 1875) – Bulky Anole 
                                     Species Anolis opalinus Gosse, 1850 – Bluefields Anole 
                                     Species Anolis ophiolepis Cope, 1861 – Five-striped Grass Anole, Snakescale Anole 
                                     Species Anolis oporinus Garrido and Hedges, 2001 – Pimienta Green Anole 
                                     Species Anolis orcesi (Lazell, 1969) – Orces' Andes Anole 
                                     Species Anolis ordinatus Cope, 1864 – Bahaman Brown Anole 
                                     Species Anolis ortonii Cope, 1868 – Bark Anole, Orton's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis osa G. Köhler, Dehling and J. Köhler, 2010  
                                     Species Anolis otongae Ayala-Varela and Velasco, 2010  
                                     Species Anolis oxylophus Cope, 1875 – Stream Anole 
                                     Species Anolis pachypus Cope, 1875 – Thick Anole 
                                     Species Anolis paravertebralis Bernal-Carlo and Roze, 2005  
                                     Species Anolis parilis Williams, 1975 – Ecuador Anole 
                                     Species Anolis parvicirculatus Álvarez del Toro and H. M. Smith, 1956 – Anolis de Barriozabal, Berriozabal Anole 
                                     Species Anolis paternus Hardy, 1967 – Nueva Gerona Anole 
                                     Species Anolis pecuarius Schwartz, 1969 – Île-à-Vache Green Anole 
                                     Species Anolis pentaprion Cope, 1863 – Anolis liquen, Lichen Anole 
                                     Species Anolis peraccae Boulenger, 1898  
                                     Species Anolis peruensis Poe, Latella, Ayala-Varela, Yañez-Miranda and Torres-Carvajal, 2015  
                                     Species Anolis petersii Bocourt, 1873 – Peters' Anole 
                                     Species Anolis peucephilus G. Köhler, Gómez Trejo Pérez, Petersen and Méndez de La Cruz, 2014  
                                     Species Anolis peynadoi Mertens, 1939 – Northern Hispaniolan Green Anole, Hispaniolan Green Anole 
                                     Species Anolis phyllorhinus G. S. Myers and Carvalho, 1945 – Leaf-nosed Anole, Bat Anole 
                                     Species Anolis pigmaequestris Garrido, 1975 – Cayko Frances Anole 
                                     Species Anolis pijolense (McCranie, Wilson and Williams, 1993)  
                                     Species Anolis pinchoti Cochran, 1931 – Crab Cay Anole 
                                     Species Anolis placidus Hedges and Thomas, 1989 – Placid Anole 
                                     Species Anolis planiceps Troschel, 1848 – Goldenscale Anole 
                                     Species Anolis podocarpus Ayala-Varela and Torres-Carvajal, 2010  
                                     Species Anolis poecilopus Cope, 1862 – Dappled Anole 
                                     Species Anolis poei Ayala-Varela, Troya-Rodriguez, Talero-Rodriguez and Torres-Carvajal, 2014 – Telimbela Anole 
                                     Species Anolis pogus Lazell, 1972 – Anguilla Bank Bush Anole, Watts' Anole 
                                     Species Anolis polylepis W. C. H. Peters, 1874 – Many-scaled Anole 
                                     Species Anolis poncensis Stejneger, 1904 – Dryland Grass Anole, Ponce Small-fanned Anole, Ponce Anole 
                                     Species Anolis porcatus Gray, 1840 – Cuban Green Anole 
                                     Species Anolis porcus (Cope, 1864) – Oriente Bearded Anole 
                                     Species Anolis prasinorius G. Köhler and Hedges, 2016  
                                     Species Anolis princeps Boulenger, 1902 – First Anole 
                                     Species Anolis proboscis J. A. Peters and Orces, 1956 – Horned Anole, Pinocchio Lizard 
                                     Species Anolis propinquus Williams, 1984  
                                     Species Anolis pseudokemptoni G. Köhler, Ponce, Sunyer and Batista, 2007  
                                     Species Anolis pseudopachypus G. Köhler, Ponce, Sunyer and Batista, 2007  
                                     Species Anolis pseudotigrinus Amaral, 1933 – False Tiger Anole 
                                     Species Anolis pulchellus A. M. C. Duméril and Bibron, 1837 – Common Grass Anole, Puerto Rican Anole, Puerto Rican Bush Anole, Snake Anole 
                                     Species Anolis pumilus Garrido, 1988 – Cuban Spiny-Plant Anole 
                                     Species Anolis punctatus Daudin, 1802 – Spotted Anole, Amazon Green Anole 
                                     Species Anolis purpurescens Cope, 1899 – Purple Anole 
                                     Species Anolis purpurgularis (McCranie, Cruz and Holm, 1993)  
                                     Species Anolis pygmaeus Álvarez del Toro and H. M. Smith, 1956 – Anolis pigmeo-de Chiapas, Chiapas Pigmy Anole 
                                     Species Anolis quadriocellifer Barbour and Ramsden, 1919 – Peninsula Anole 
                                     Species Anolis quaggulus Cope, 1885  
                                     Species Anolis quercorum Fitch, 1978 – Anolis encinero, Oaxacan Oak Anole, Gray Anole 
                                     Species Anolis radulinus Cope, 1862  
                                     Species Anolis reconditus Underwood and Williams, 1959 – Blue Mountains Anole 
                                     Species Anolis rejectus Garrido and Schwartz, 1972 – Santiago Grass Anole 
                                     Species Anolis richardii A. M. C. Duméril and Bibron, 1837 – Cocoloba Lizard, Richard's Anole, Grenada Tree Anole 
                                     Species Anolis ricordii A. M. C. Duméril and Bibron, 1837 – Haitian Green Anole 
                                     Species Anolis rimarum Thomas and Schwartz, 1967 – Marmelade Anole 
                                     Species Anolis rivalis Williams, 1984 – Neighbor Anole 
                                     Species Anolis roatanensis (G. Köhler and McCranie, 2001)  
                                     Species Anolis rodriquezii Bocourt, 1873 – Anolis liso, Rodriguez's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis roosevelti Grant, 1931 – Culebra Island Giant Anole, Culebra Giant Anole 
                                     Species Anolis roquet (Bonnaterre, 1879) – Martinique's Anole, Savannah Anole 
                                     Species Anolis rubiginosus Bocourt, 1873 – Sierra Juarez Anole 
                                     Species Anolis rubribarbaris (G. Köhler, McCranie and Wilson, 1999)  
                                     Species Anolis rubribarbus Barbour and Ramsden, 1919 – Sagua de Tanamo Anole 
                                     Species Anolis ruibali Navarro and Garrido, 2004 – Cabo Cruz Pallid Anole 
                                     Species Anolis ruizii Rueda and Williams, 1986  
                                     Species Anolis rupinae Williams and Webster, 1974 – Castillon Anole 
                                     Species Anolis sabanus Garman, 1887 – Saban Anole 
                                     Species Anolis sacamecatensis G. Köhler, Gómez Trejo Pérez, Petersen and Méndez de La Cruz, 2014  
                                     Species Anolis sagrei Cocteau in A. M. C. Duméril and Bibron, 1837 – Brown Anole, Anolis café, Cuban Brown Anole 
                                     Species Anolis salvini Boulenger, 1885 – Salvin's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis santamartae Willims, 1982 – Santa Marta Anole 
                                     Species Anolis scapularis Boulenger, 1908  
                                     Species Anolis schiedii (Wiegmann, 1834) – Schiede's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis schwartzi Lazell, 1972 – Schwartz' Anole 
                                     Species Anolis scriptus Garman, 1887 – Silver Key Anole 
                                     Species Anolis scypheus Cope, 1864 – Yellow-tongued Anole 
                                     Species Anolis semilineatus Cope, 1864 – Hispaniolan Grass Anole, Santo Domingo Anole 
                                     Species Anolis sericeus Hallowell, 1856 – Anolis sedoso, Silky Anole 
                                     Species Anolis serranoi (G. Köhler, 1999) – Serrano's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis sheplani Schwartz, 1974 – Cabral Anole 
                                     Species Anolis shrevei (Cochran, 1939) – Shreve's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis sierramaestrae Holánová, Rehák and Frynta, 2012  
                                     Species Anolis singularis Williams, 1965 – Porcupine Anole 
                                     Species Anolis smallwoodi Schwartz, 1964 – Smallwood's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis smaragdinus Barbour and Shreve, 1935 – Bahamian Green Anole 
                                     Species Anolis sminthus Dunn and Emlen, 1932 – Mouse Anole 
                                     Species Anolis soinii Poe and Yañez-Miranda, 2008  
                                     Species Anolis solitarius Ruthven, 1916 – Solitaire Anole 
                                     Species Anolis spectrum W. C. H. Peters, 1863 – Matanzas Anole 
                                     Species Anolis spilorhipis (Álvarez del Toro and H. M. Smith, 1956)  
                                     Species Anolis squamulatus W. C. H. Peters, 1863 – Small-scaled Anole 
                                     Species Anolis stevepoei G. Köhler, Gómez Trejo Pérez, Petersen and Méndez de La Cruz, 2014  
                                     Species Anolis strahmi Schwartz, 1979 – Strahm's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis stratulus Cope, 1861 – Barred Anole, Spotted Anole, St. Thomas Anole, Banded Anole 
                                     Species Anolis subocularis Davis, 1954 – Anolis del Pacífico, Pacific Anole 
                                     Species Anolis sulcifrons Cope, 1899 – Grooved Anole 
                                     Species Anolis tandai Avila-Pires, 1995 – Tandai's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis taylori H. M. Smith and Spieler, 1945 – Anolis de Taylor, Taylor's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis tenorioensis G. Köhler, 2011  
                                     Species Anolis terraealtae Barbour, 1915 – Les Saines Anole 
                                     Species Anolis terueli Navarro, Fernández and Garrido, 2001 – Yellow-fanned Pallid Anole 
                                     Species Anolis tetarii (Barros, Williams and Viloria, 1996)  
                                     Species Anolis tigrinus W. C. H. Peters, 1863 – Tiger Anole 
                                     Species Anolis toldo Fong and Garrido, 2000 – Gray-banded Green Anole 
                                     Species Anolis tolimensis Werner, 1916  
                                     Species Anolis townsendi Stejneger, 1900 – Townsend's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis trachyderma Cope, 1875 – Roughskin Anole, Common Forest Anole 
                                     Species Anolis transversalis A. H. A. Duméril, 1851 – Transverse Anole, Banded Tree Anole 
                                     Species Anolis trinitatis Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862 – Saint Vincent's Bush Anole, Trinidad Anole 
                                     Species Anolis triumphalis (Nicholson and G. Köhler, 2014)  
                                     Species Anolis tropidogaster Hallowell, 1856 – Tropical Anole 
                                     Species Anolis tropidolepis Boulenger, 1885 – Swift Anole 
                                     Species Anolis tropidonotus W. C. H. Peters, 1863 – Anolis escamoso-mayor, Greater Scaly Anole 
                                     Species Anolis umbrivagus Bernal-Carlo and Roze, 2005  
                                     Species Anolis uniformis Cope, 1885 – Anolis escamoso-menor, Lesser Scaly Anole 
                                     Species Anolis unilobatus G. Köhler and Vesely, 2010  
                                     Species Anolis ustus Cope, 1864  
                                     Species Anolis utilensis (G. Köhler, 1996) – Utila Anole 
                                     Species Anolis valencienni A. M. C. Duméril and Bibron, 1837 – Short-tail Anole 
                                     Species Anolis vanidicus Garrido and Schwartz, 1972 – Vanidicus Anole 
                                     Species Anolis vanzolinii (Williams, Orces, Matheus and Bleiweiss, 1996)  
                                     Species Anolis vaupesianus Williams, 1982 – Williams' Anole 
                                     Species Anolis ventrimaculatus Boulenger, 1911 – Speckled Anole 
                                     Species Anolis vermiculatus Cocteau in A. M. C. Duméril and Bibron, 1837 – Vinales Anole 
                                     Species Anolis vescus Garrido and Hedges, 1992 – Purial Bush Anole 
                                     Species Anolis vicarius Williams, 1986  
                                     Species Anolis villai Fitch and Henderson, 1976 – Country Anole 
                                     Species Anolis viridius G. Köhler and Hedges, 2016  
                                     Species Anolis vittigerus Cope, 1862 – Garland Anole 
                                     Species Anolis wampuensis (McCranie and G. Köhler, 2001)  
                                     Species Anolis wattsii Boulenger, 1894 – Watts' Anole 
                                     Species Anolis websteri Arnold, 1980 – Webster's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis wellbornae Ahl, 1940  
                                     Species Anolis wermuthi (G. Köhler and Obermeier, 1998) – Wermuth's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis whitemani Williams, 1963 – Pallid Stout Anole, Whiteman's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis williamsii Bocourt, 1870  
                                     Species Anolis williamsmittermeierorum Poe and Yañez-Miranda, 2007 – Williams-Mittermeier Anole 
                                     Species Anolis wilsoni (G. Köhler, Townsend and Petersen, 2016)  
                                     Species Anolis woodi Dunn, 1940 – Wood's Anole 
                                     Species Anolis yoroensis McCranie, Nicholson and G. Köhler, 2001  
                                     Species Anolis zapotecorum G. Köhler, Gómez Trejo Pérez, Petersen and Méndez de La Cruz, 2014  
                                     Species Anolis zeus (G. Köhler and McCranie, 2001)  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Roy W. McDiarmid  
  Notes: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center   
  Reference for: Anolis    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad, database (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: CONABIO: (http://www.conabio.gob.mx/)   
  Reference for: Anolis   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Anolis   
       
  Source: Reptile Database (2017), website (version 24-Dec-16)  
  Acquired: 2017   
  Notes: Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)   
  Reference for: Anolis   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Anolis   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed.  
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17   
  Page(s): iv + 73   
  Publisher: Carnegie Museum of Natural History   
  Publication Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-911239-42-1   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Anolis   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nicholson, K. E., B. I. Crother, C. Guyer, and J. M. Savage  
  Publication Date: 2014   
  Article/Chapter Title: Anole classification: A response to Poe   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zootaxa, issue 3814, no. 1   
  Page(s): 109-120   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1175-5334   
  Notes: Available online at http://mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2014/3814(1).html   
  Reference for: Anolis   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nicholson, Kirsten E., Brian I. Crother, Craig Guyer, and Jay M. Savage  
  Publication Date: 2012   
  Article/Chapter Title: It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zootaxa, issue 3477   
  Page(s): 1-108   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1175-5334   
  Notes: Available online at http://mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2012/3477.html (note: actual publication date was not 11 Sept 2012, it was 10 Sept 2012   
  Reference for: Anolis   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Poe, Steven  
  Publication Date: 2013   
  Article/Chapter Title: 1986 Redux: New genera of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae) are unwarranted   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zootaxa, issue 3626, no. 2   
  Page(s): 295-299   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1175-5334   
  Notes: Available online at http://mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2013/3626(2).html   
  Reference for: Anolis   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: See Nicholson et al. (2012, 2014) and Poe (2013) regarding the controversy between recognizing one large genus Anolis sensu lato (now over 410 valid species) versus some eight smaller genera. ITIS will revisit the topic as matters develop  
 

 

   

 
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