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Species
Anolis aeneus Nicholson et al., 2005
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Continent: Caribbean South-America
Distribution: Lesser Antilles: Petit Martinique, Grenadines, Guiana, Grenada Introduced to Trinidad (Lazell 1972).
Type locality: None given. Restricted to “Point Saline, Grenada” by Lazell 1972.
Original Published Description
Gray, J.E. 1840. Catalogue of the species of reptiles collected in Cuba by W. S. Macleay, esq.; with some notes on their habits extracted from his ms. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 1, 5: 108–115.
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Syntype for Anolis aeneus
Catalog Number: USNM 39295
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Amphibians & Reptiles
Preparation: Ethanol
Locality: No Further Locality Data, Petit Martinique, Grenadines
- Syntype: Garman, S. 1887. Bulletin of the Essex Institute. 19: 10.
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Syntype for Anolis aeneus
Catalog Number: USNM 39298
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Amphibians & Reptiles
Preparation: Ethanol
Locality: St. George, Grenada
- Syntype: Garman, S. 1887. Bulletin of the Essex Institute. 19: 11.
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The Bronze Anole (Anolis aeneus) is a species of anole lizard that is found in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles and South America. It is distributed on Grenada and throughout the Grenadines islands, and it has been introduced to Trinidad and Tobago. It can also be found in Guyana on the mainland.
Males reach a length of 77 mm snout-to-vent. Its dorsal surface color is either pale gray, olive, or chocolate-brown, and it is marked with a pattern of mottling or fine speckles. Its ventral surface is pale, often with dark mottling along the sides. Its dewlap is white or dull green, with a yellow or orange spot near its front edge. Females are brown, with a mid-dorsal stripe or ladder-like marking, and a light flank stripe.
It has been the focus of numerous studies of the behavior and ecological strategies employed by Anolis species.
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References[edit]
- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd., pp. 103–104, 106–107, ISBN 0-333-69141-5 .
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