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Male displaying dewlap above, individual on tree below | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Dactyloidae |
Genus: | Anolis |
Species: | A. lineatus
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Binomial name | |
Anolis lineatus
Daudin, 1802
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Synonyms | |
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Anolis lineatus, the Curaçao striped anole or striped anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. It is native to Curaçao and Aruba of the Netherlands Antilles, but has also been introduced to Klein Curaçao. [1] It is generally common (at least on Curaçao), [2] and is particularly common in densely vegetated gardens in the capital Willemstad. [3] It is found in dry tropical shrubland at all elevations in its range, [1] but is uncommon in habitats without larger trees. [3] It can often be seen on rocks, the walls of buildings or tree trunks; at various heights but often relatively close to the ground. [4] It is a member of the A. chrysolepis species group. [4]
In A. lineatus, males reach about 7–7.5 cm (2.8–3.0 in) in snout-to- vent length and the females about 6 cm (2.4 in). [3] It is overall light brownish with a dark-edged pale lateral stripe on each side, and typically several light bars on the body and tail. [3] It has an orange-yellow dewlap with a blackish spot; the dewlap is significantly larger in males than in females. [3] It is the only known species of anole where the dewlap is asymmetrically coloured, being deeper orange on one side and yellower on the other. [4] [5] In almost three-quarter of all individuals the left side is the most yellow. [5] The colour difference between the two sides is indistinct in only a minority of the females. [4] [5]
Striped anole | |
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Male displaying dewlap above, individual on tree below | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Dactyloidae |
Genus: | Anolis |
Species: | A. lineatus
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Binomial name | |
Anolis lineatus
Daudin, 1802
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Synonyms | |
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Anolis lineatus, the Curaçao striped anole or striped anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. It is native to Curaçao and Aruba of the Netherlands Antilles, but has also been introduced to Klein Curaçao. [1] It is generally common (at least on Curaçao), [2] and is particularly common in densely vegetated gardens in the capital Willemstad. [3] It is found in dry tropical shrubland at all elevations in its range, [1] but is uncommon in habitats without larger trees. [3] It can often be seen on rocks, the walls of buildings or tree trunks; at various heights but often relatively close to the ground. [4] It is a member of the A. chrysolepis species group. [4]
In A. lineatus, males reach about 7–7.5 cm (2.8–3.0 in) in snout-to- vent length and the females about 6 cm (2.4 in). [3] It is overall light brownish with a dark-edged pale lateral stripe on each side, and typically several light bars on the body and tail. [3] It has an orange-yellow dewlap with a blackish spot; the dewlap is significantly larger in males than in females. [3] It is the only known species of anole where the dewlap is asymmetrically coloured, being deeper orange on one side and yellower on the other. [4] [5] In almost three-quarter of all individuals the left side is the most yellow. [5] The colour difference between the two sides is indistinct in only a minority of the females. [4] [5]