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Anolis smaragdinus

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Anolis smaragdinus, also known commonly as the Bahamian green anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae.[2] The species is native to the Bahamas. There are two recognized subspecies.

Taxonomy

A. smaragdinus is part of the A. carolinensis series of anoles.[2]

Geographic range

A. smaragdinus is endemic to the Bahamas.[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies:

Etymology

The subspecific name, lerneri, is in honor of American businessman Michael Lerner, a patron of the American Museum of Natural History.[3]

References

  1. ^ Buckner S, Mahler DL, Reynolds RG (2020). "Anolis smaragdinus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T75086821A75171876. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/75086821/75171876. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Anolis smaragdinus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 November 2014.
  3. ^ 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 smaragdinus lerneri, pp. 155).
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Anolis smaragdinus: Brief Summary

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Anolis smaragdinus, also known commonly as the Bahamian green anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to the Bahamas. There are two recognized subspecies.

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