The Grenada bush anole or bronze anole (Anolis aeneus) is a species of anole lizard found in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles and South America. It is distributed on Grenada and throughout the Grenadines islands, and it has been introduced to Trinidad and Tobago. It can also be found in Guyana on the mainland, where it is locally abundant, though these populations are not native, either.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. aeneus
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| Anolis aeneus Gray, 1840
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Males reach a length of 77 mm snout-to-vent. Its dorsal surface color is either pale gray, olive, or chocolate-brown, and it is marked with a pattern of mottling or fine speckles. Its ventral surface is pale, often with dark mottling along the sides. Its dewlap is white or dull green, with a yellow or orange spot near its front edge. Females are brown, with a middorsal stripe or ladder-like marking, and a light flank stripe.
It has been the focus of numerous studies of the behavior and ecological strategies employed by Anolis species.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Powell, R., Daltry, J.C., Dewynter, M., Mahler, D.L. & Henderson, R.W. (2020). "Anolis aeneus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T203880A2771961. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203880/2771961. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
- ^ Cole, Charles J.; Townsend, Carol R.; Reynolds, Robert P.; MacCulloch, Ross D.; Lathrop, Amy (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125 (4): 317–578. doi:10.2988/0006-324X-125.4.317. S2CID 86665287.
Sources
edit- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd., pp. 103–104, 106–107, ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
External links
edit- Anolis aeneus at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Anolis aeneus at the Reptile Database
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