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.[2]
| Anolis christophei | |
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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. christophei
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| Binomial name | |
| Anolis christophei E. Williams, 1960
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Etymology
editThe specific name, christophei, refers to the Citadel of King Christophe near Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.[3]
Geographic range
editA. christophei is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[2]
Habitat
editThe 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.[1]
Description
editSmall for its genus, adults of A. christophei do not exceed 5 cm (2.0 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL).[2]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d Species Anolis christophei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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
edit- 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.
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