Anolis darlingtoni

Anolis darlingtoni, also known commonly as Darlington's anole and the La Hotte twig anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Haiti.^[2]

Anolis darlingtoni
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. darlingtoni
Binomial name
Anolis darlingtoni (Cochran, 1935)
Synonyms[2]
Xiphocercus darlingtoni Cochran, 1935 Anolis darlingtoni — Schwartz & Henderson, 1991 Deiroptyx darlingtoni — Nicholson et al., 2012

Etymology

The specific name, darlingtoni, is in honor of American entomologist Philip Jackson Darlington Jr.^[3]

Geographic range

A. darlingtoni is found in the Massif de la Hotte mountain range, Département du Sud, Haiti.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. darlingtoni is forest, at elevations of 1,360–1,500 m (4,460–4,920 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

A. darlingtoni is oviparous.^[2]