Anolis leachii
Anolis leachii, or Leach's anole, is a species of anole, a lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the Caribbean.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. leachii |
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| Anolis leachii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 | |
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Geographic range
A. leachii is native to Antigua and Barbuda, an island-nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles, where it can be found on both main islands. It has also been introduced to Bermuda.[2]
Description
A. leachii is a relatively large anole species.
Sympatry
A. leachii coexists with the smaller anoles A. wattsi on Antigua, and A. forresti on Barbuda.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, leachii, is in honor of English zoologist William Elford Leach.[3]
Leach's anole on tree.
References
- "Anolis leachii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. London: Macmillan Education Ltd. 144 pp. ISBN 978-0-333-69141-0. (Anolis leachii, pp. 68, 71).
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis leachii, p. 153).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Anolis leachii, pp. 29–30).
- Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1837). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome quatrième [Volume 4]. Paris: Roret. ii + 571 pp. (Anolis leachii, new species, pp. 152–156).
- Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Anolis bimaculatus leachi, pp. 70–71).
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