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Anolis distichus

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Anolis distichus
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Anolis distichus, the bark anole, North Caribbean bark anole, or Hispaniolan gracile anole, is a species of anole lizard (US: /əˈn.li/ ) native to Hispaniola (both the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and the Bahamas, and introduced to Florida, where it was first recorded in 1946.[2][3][4] It spends most its time on tree trunks. There are several subspecies and it is highly variable in color. Its body ranges from gray-brown to green, and the dewlap is cream-white, over yellow and orange to red. In Florida, most are gray-brown with a cream-white (pale yellow) dewlap, but more greenish individuals with a yellow-edged red dewlap also occur. It is a fairly small anole, reaching up to 12.7 cm (5.0 in) in length.[4][5]

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Subspecies

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Gray-brown with cream-white (pale yellow) dewlap
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Green with yellow-edged red dewlap

Subspecies listed alphabetically. Some of these may warrant recognition as separate species.[2]

  • A. d. distichus Cope, 1861
  • A. d. biminiensis Oliver, 1948
  • A. d. dapsilis Schwartz, 1968
  • A. d. distichoides Rosén 1911
  • A. d. floridanus Smith & Mccauley 1948
  • A. d. juliae Cochran 1934
  • A. d. ocior Schwartz, 1968
  • A. d. patruelis Schwartz, 1968
  • A. d. sejunctus Schwartz, 1968
  • A. d. suppar Schwartz, 1968
  • A. d. tostus Schwartz, 1968
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