Anolis juangundlachi

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Anolis juangundlachi

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. juangundlachi
Binomial name
Anolis juangundlachi
Garrido, 1975

Anolis juangundlachi, also known commonly as the Finca Ceres anole and the yellow-lipped grass anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, juangundlachi, is in honor of German-Cuban zoologist Juan Gundlach.[3]

Geographic range

A. juangundlachi is found in Matanzas Province, Cuba.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. juangundlachi is grassland.[1]

Description

Small for its

dorsally, and yellow ventrally. The iris of the eye is blue. The dewlap is pale yellow in males and absent in females.[2]

Reproduction

A. juangundlachi is oviparous.[2]

Taxonomy

A. gundlachi is a member of the Anolis alutaceus species group.[2]

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