Anolis distichus

Anolis distichus, the bark anole, North Caribbean bark anole, or Hispaniolan gracile anole, is a species of anole lizard (US: /əˈnoʊ.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]

Anolis distichus
Gray-brown and green individuals
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. distichus
Binomial name
Anolis distichus (Cope, 1861)[2]
Subspecies
See text

Subspecies

Gray-brown with cream-white (pale yellow) dewlap

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