{{short description|Species of lizard}} {{Speciesbox | image = Anolis cooki.jpg | status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn>Mahler DL, Joglar R, Rodriguez C (2021). "''Anolis cooki'' ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T4994752A75171516.en. Accessed on 04 April 2022.</ref> | genus = Anolis | species = cooki | authority = Grant, 1931 | synonyms = *''Anolis cristatellus cooki'' <br/>{{small|Grant, 1931}} *''Anolis cooki'' <br/>{{small|— Thomas, 1966}} *''Anolis cooki'' <br/>{{small|— Schwartz & Henderson, 1991}} *''Ctenonotus cooki'' <br/>{{small|— Nicholson et al., 2012}} | synonyms_ref = <ref name=RDB/><ref name=SchwarThom1975>Schwartz & Thomas (1975).</ref> }}
'''''Anolis cooki''''', also known commonly as '''Cook's anole''', '''Cook's pallid anole''', and the '''Guanica pallid anole''', is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Puerto Rico.
==Etymology== The specific name, ''cooki'', is in honor of Melville Thurston Cook (1869–1952), who was an American botanist and entomologist.<ref>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 cooki'', p. 58).</ref>
==Geographic range== ''A. cooki'' is found in southwestern Puerto Rico, including the island of Caja de Muertos.<ref name=iucn/><ref name=RDB/>
==Habitat== The preferred natural habitat of ''A. cooki'' is forest, at altitudes from sea level to {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=iucn/>
==Description== Moderate-sized for the genus ''Anolis'', males of ''A. cooki'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of {{convert|7|cm|in|abbr=on}}. Females are smaller, attaining {{convert|6|cm|in|abbr=on}} SVL.<ref name=RDB/>
==Reproduction== ''A. cooki'' is oviparous.<ref name=iucn/><ref name=RDB/>
==Taxonomy== ''A. cooki'' was originally described as a subspecies of ''Anolis cristatellus'' but raised to species rank in 1966.<ref name=SchwarThom1975/> In 2012 Nicholson et al. "split" the genus ''Anolis'' and placed ''A. cooki'' in the genus ''Ctenonotus'', a move which has not been widely accepted.<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species |genus=Anolis |species=cooki |access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Further reading== *Gorman GC, Thomas R, Atkins L (1968). "Intra- and interspecific chromosome variation in the lizard ''Anolis cristatellus'' and its closest relatives". ''Breviora'' (293): 1–13. *Grant C (1931). "A New Species and Two New Sub-species of the Genus ''Anolis'' ". ''Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Porto'' [sic] ''Rico'' '''15''': 219–222. (''Anolis cristatellus cooki'', new subspecies, p. 221). *Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). ''Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History''. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. {{ISBN|978-0813010496}}. (''Anolis cooki'', p. 242). *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 cooki'', pp. 74–75). *Thomas R (1966). "Additional notes on the amphisbaenids of greater Puerto Rico". ''Breviora'' (249): 1–23. (''Anolis cooki'', elevated to species, p. 3).
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Category:Dactyloidae Category:Reptiles of Puerto Rico Category:Endemic fauna of Puerto Rico Category:Reptiles described in 1931 Category:Taxa named by Chapman Grant
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