Anolis etheridgei

Anolis etheridgei, also known commonly as Etheridge's anole and the montane bush anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic.^[2]

Anolis etheridgei
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. etheridgei
Binomial name
Anolis etheridgei E. Williams, 1962
Synonyms[2]
Anolis darlingtoni Cochran, 1939 Anolis etheridgei E. Williams, 1962 (nomen substitutum) Chamaelinorops etheridgei — Nicholson et al., 2012 Deiroptyx etheridgei — Nicholson et al., 2018

Etymology

The specific name, etheridgei, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard Emmett Etheridge.^[3]

Geographic range

A. etheridgei occurs in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. etheridgei is forest, at altitudes of 550–2,440 m (1,800–8,010 ft).^[1]

Description

A small anole, A. etheridgei may attain a snout-to-vent length of 4.3 cm (1.7 in). The tail is long, more than twice SVL. The dewlap is small and white, and the iris of the eye is blue.^[2]

Diet

A. etheridgei preys upon invertebrates.^[1]

Reproduction

A. etheridgei is oviparous.^[1][2]