Anolis ernestwilliamsi, also known commonly as the Carrot Rock anole, Carrot Rock's anole, and Ernest's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the British Virgin Islands.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. ernestwilliamsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Anolis ernestwilliamsi Lazell, 1983
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Etymology edit
The specific name, ernestwilliamsi, is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest Edward Williams.[3]
Geographic range edit
A. ernestwilliamsi is known only from Carrot Rock, which is an islet south of Peter Island, in the British Virgin Islands.[1][2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of A. ernestwilliamsi is shrubland, at 6–28 m (20–92 ft) above sea level.[1]
Behavior edit
A. ernestwilliamsi is terrestrial and saxicolous (rock dwelling).[1]
Reproduction edit
Taxonomy edit
A. ernestwilliamsi is a member of the Anolis cristatellus species group.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Powell R, Mahler DL, Platenberg R (2021). "Anolis ernestwilliamsi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T74995219A75171566.en. Accessed on 25 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Species Anolis ernestwilliamsi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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 ernestwilliamsi, p. 85).
Further reading edit
- Brandley MC, de Queiroz K (2004). "Phylogeny, ecomorphological evolution, and historical biogeography of the Anolis cristatellus series". Herpetological Monographs 18 (1): 90–126.
- Lazell JD Jr (1983). "Biogeography of the Herpetofauna of the British Virgin Islands, with Description of a New Anole (Sauria: Iguanidae)". pp. 99–117. In: Rhodin AGJ, Miyata K (editors) (1983). Advances in Herpetology and Evolutionary Biology: Essays in Honor of Ernest E. Williams. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. xix + 725 pp. ISBN 0-910999-00-7. (Anolis ernestwilliamsi, new species, pp. 102–103, Figure 2, 106–107, Figure 3).
- Nicholson KE, Crother BI, Guyer C, Savage JM (2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Zootaxa 3477: 1–108. (Ctenonotus ernestwilliamsi, new combination, p. 88).
- 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 ernestwilliamsi, p. 258).
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