Anolis ahli

Anolis ahli
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. ahli
Binomial name
	Anolis ahli; Barbour, 1925
Synonyms
	Anolis ahli ; Barbour, 1925; Anolis allogus ahli ; — Barbour, 1937; Anolis mestrei ahli ; — Hardy, 1958; Anolis ahli ; — Schwartz, 1968; Norops ahli ; — Nicholson, 2002;

Anolis ahli, also known commonly as Ahl's anole and the Escambray blue-eyed anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, ahli, is in honor of German zoologist Ernst Ahl.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. ahli is forest.^[1]

Description

Moderate-sized for its genus, A. ahli may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.5 cm (2.2 in) in males. Females are about 10% smaller than males, with a maximum SVL of 4.8 cm (1.9 in). The iris of the eye is blue.^[2]

Diet

A. ahli preys upon fruit flies, roaches, and isopods.^[1]

Reproduction

A. ahli is oviparous.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Fong A (2020). "Anolis ahli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T177903A18968640. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T177903A18968640.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Species Anolis ahli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.com.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis ahli, p. 3).

Barbour T (1925). "A new Cuban Anolis ". Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History 5: 167–168. (Anolis ahli, new species).
Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Anolis ahli, p. 209).
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 ahli, p. 65).

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Fong A (2020). "Anolis ahli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T177903A18968640. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T177903A18968640.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] Species Anolis ahli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.com.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis ahli, p. 3).

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