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Anolis ernestwilliamsi

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Species of lizard

Anolis ernestwilliamsi
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species: A. ernestwilliamsi
Binomial name
Anolis ernestwilliamsi
Lazell, 1983
Synonyms
  • Anolis ernestwilliamsi
    Lazell, 1983
  • Ctenonotus ernestwilliamsi
    — Nicholson et al., 2012

Anolis ernestwilliamsi, also known commonly as the Carrot Rock anole, Carrot Rock's anole, and Ernest's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the British Virgin Islands.

Etymology

The specific name, ernestwilliamsi, is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest Edward Williams.

Geographic range

A. ernestwilliamsi is known only from Carrot Rock, which is an islet south of Peter Island, in the British Virgin Islands.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. ernestwilliamsi is shrubland, at 6–28 m (20–92 ft) above sea level.

Behavior

A. ernestwilliamsi is terrestrial and saxicolous (rock dwelling).

Reproduction

A. ernestwilliamsi is oviparous.

Taxonomy

A. ernestwilliamsi is a member of the Anolis cristatellus species group.

References

  1. ^ Powell R, Mahler DL, Platenberg R (2021). "Anolis ernestwilliamsi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T74995219A75171566.en. Accessed on 25 January 2023.
  2. ^ Species Anolis ernestwilliamsi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  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 ernestwilliamsi, p. 85).

Further reading

  • Brandley MC, de Queiroz K (2004). "Phylogeny, ecomorphological evolution, and historical biogeography of the Anolis cristatellus series". Herpetological Monographs 18 (1): 90–126.
  • Lazell JD Jr (1983). "Biogeography of the Herpetofauna of the British Virgin Islands, with Description of a New Anole (Sauria: Iguanidae)". pp. 99–117. In: Rhodin AGJ, Miyata K (editors) (1983). Advances in Herpetology and Evolutionary Biology: Essays in Honor of Ernest E. Williams. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. xix + 725 pp. ISBN 0-910999-00-7. (Anolis ernestwilliamsi, new species, pp. 102–103, Figure 2, 106–107, Figure 3).
  • Nicholson KE, Crother BI, Guyer C, Savage JM (2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Zootaxa 3477: 1–108. (Ctenonotus ernestwilliamsi, new combination, p. 88).
  • 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 ernestwilliamsi, p. 258).


Taxon identifiers
Anolis ernestwilliamsi


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