Anolis higuey, the Cordillera Oriental stout anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae.[2] It is endemic to the eastern Dominican Republic. Males grow to 69 mm (2.7 in) and females to 51 mm (2.0 in) in snout–vent length.[1]

Anolis higuey
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. higuey
Binomial name
Anolis higuey
(Köhler, Zimmer, McGrath, & Hedges, 2019)
Synonyms[2]

Audantia higuey Köhler et al., 2019[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Köhler, Gunther; Zimmer, Caroline; McGrath, Kathleen & Hedges, S. Blair (2019). "A revision of the genus Audantia of Hispaniola with description of four new species (Reptilia: Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Novitates Caribaea. 14 (14): 1–104. doi:10.33800/nc.v0i14.201.
  2. ^ a b Anolis higuey at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 September 2021.