| Status | NT |
|---|---|
| Status system | IUCN3.1 |
| Taxon | Anolis lineatus |
| Authority | Daudin, 1802 |
Anolis lineatus, the Curaçao striped anole or striped anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. It is native to Curaçao and Aruba of the Netherlands Antilles, but has also been introduced to Klein Curaçao.[1] It is generally common (at least on Curaçao),[2] and is particularly common in densely vegetated gardens in the capital Willemstad.[3]
Taxonomy
Anolis lineatus was first formally described in 1802 by the French zoologist François Marie Daudin with no type locality given as the description was from a specimen deposited in the Natural History Museum in Paris and Daudan said it was from "l'Amerique meridionale peut-être même dans les Îles Antilles".[4] This species is a member of the A. chrysolepis species group.[5] of the anole family, the Dactyloidae.[6]
Description
Anolis lineatus has males that reach about 7-7.5 cm in in snout-to-vent length and the females about 6 cm (2.4 in).[3] It is overall light brownish with a dark-edged pale lateral stripe on each side, and typically several light bars on the body and tail.[3] It has an orange-yellow dewlap with a blackish spot; the dewlap is significantly larger in males than in females.[3] It is the only known species of anole where the dewlap is asymmetrically coloured, being deeper orange on one side and yellower on the other.[5][7] In almost three-quarter of all individuals the left side is the most yellow.[7] The colour difference between the two sides is indistinct in only a minority of the females.[5][7]
Distribution and habitat
Anolis lineatus is found on the islands of Aruba and Curaçao which are constituent island countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the southern Caribbean Sea.[1] It can often be seen on rocks, the walls of buildings or tree trunks; at various heights but often relatively close to the ground.[5]
References
- ^ van Buurt, G.; van den Burg, M.P.; Mayer, G.C. (2020). "Anolis lineatus". doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T178607A18966631.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ De Rooij, N. (1922). "Reptiles and Amphibians of Curaçao" (pdf). Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. 22 (1): 249–253. doi:10.1163/26660644-02201034
- ^ Rand, S. & Rand, P.J. (1967). "Field notes on Anolis lineatus in Curaçao" (pdf). Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands. 24 (1): 112–117.
- ^ Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc; Sonnini, C. S.; Denys de Monfort, Pierre; Brisseau-Mirbel, C.-F.; Roissy, Félix de; La Cépède; Daudin, F. M.; Latreille, P. A.; Sue, P.; Jolyclerc, Nicolas (1808). Histoire naturelle: générale et particulière. Vol. 4. F. Dufart.
- ^ Gartner; Gamble; Jaffe; Harrison; Losos (2013). "Left–right dewlap asymmetry and phylogeography of Anolis lineatus on Aruba and Curaçao". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 110 (2): 409–426. doi:10.1111/bij.12131
- ^ Kristen A. Nicholson; Brian I. Crother; Craig Guyer; Jay M. Savage (10 September 2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Zootaxa. 3477: 1–108. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3477.1.1. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ Losos; Weaver; Fies; Herrel; Fabre; Losos (2017). "The Curious Case of the Left-Sided Dewlap: Directional Asymmetry in the Curaçao Anole, Anolis linestus". Breviora. 553 (1): 1–7. doi:10.3099/MCZ35.1. S2CID 4712671