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Anolis porcatus

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Cuban green anole
In Cuba
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. porcatus
Binomial name
Anolis porcatus
Gray, 1840

Anolis porcatus, the Cuban green anole, is a species of anole lizard that is native to Cuba, but has been introduced to Florida,[2] the Dominican Republic,[3] São Paulo,[4] and Tenerife.[2]

The Cuban green anole is part of the A. carolinensis group of anoles.[2]

A. porcatus in a rural area, northwest Cuba

References

  1. ^ Fong, A. (2020). "Anolis porcatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T203887A2772031. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T203887A2772031.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Anolis porcatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 January 2016.
  3. ^ Powell, Robert; Jolley, Martin L.; Taylor, Carl V.; Parmerlee, John S.; Smith, Donald D. (1990). "Range expansion by an introduced anole: Anolis porcatus in the Dominican Republic". Amphibia-Reptilia. 11 (4): 421–425. doi:10.1163/156853890X00113.
  4. ^ Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (24 March 2017). "Anolis porcatus, a species native to Cuba, has been identified in several areas near the Port of Santos on the São Paulo coast". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

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