Anolis ahli

Anolis ahli, also known commonly as Ahl's anole and the Escambray blue-eyed anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.^[2]

Anolis ahli
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. ahli
Binomial name
Anolis ahli Barbour, 1925
Synonyms[2]
Anolis ahli Barbour, 1925 Anolis allogus ahli — Barbour, 1937 Anolis mestrei ahli — Hardy, 1958 Anolis ahli — Schwartz, 1968 Norops ahli — Nicholson, 2002

Etymology

The specific name, ahli, is in honor of German zoologist Ernst Ahl.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. ahli is forest.^[1]

Description

Moderate-sized for its genus, A. ahli may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.5 cm (2.2 in) in males. Females are about 10% smaller than males, with a maximum SVL of 4.8 cm (1.9 in). The iris of the eye is blue.^[2]

Diet

A. ahli preys upon fruit flies, roaches, and isopods.^[1]

Reproduction

A. ahli is oviparous.^[2]