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Anolis christophei

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Species of lizard

Anolis christophei
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (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. christophei
Binomial name
Anolis christophei
E. Williams, 1960

Anolis christophei, also known commonly as the big-fanned trunk anole and the King Christophe anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the island of Hispaniola.

Etymology

The specific name, christophei, refers to the Citadel of King Christophe near Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.

Geographic range

A. christophei is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. christophei is forest, at altitudes of 75–1,300 m (246–4,265 ft), but it has also been found in plantations of cacao and coffee.

Description

Small for its genus, adults of A. christophei do not exceed 5 cm (2.0 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL).

Reproduction

A. christophei is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Mahler DL (2021). "Anolis christophei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T74994671A75171496.en. Accessed on 23 February 2022.
  2. ^ Species Anolis christophei 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 Christophei, p. 54).

Further reading

  • Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. 714 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Anolis christophei, p. 236).
  • 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 christophei, p. 73).
  • Williams EE (1960). "Notes on Hispaniolan Herpetology. 1. Anolis christophei, new species, from the Citadel of King Christophe, Haiti". Breviora (117): 1–7.


Taxon identifiers
Anolis christophei


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