West Cuban anole
| West Cuban anole | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Polychrotidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. bartschi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis bartschi (Cochran, 1928) | |
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The West Cuban anole (Anolis bartschi) is a species of Anolis lizard, native to Western Cuba.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, bartschi, is in honor of zoologist Paul Bartsch, who collected the holotype.[2][3]
References
Further reading
- Cochran DM. 1928. A Second Species of Deiroptyx from Cuba. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 41: 169-170. (Deiroptyx bartschi, n. sp.).
- Schwartz A, Thomas R. 1975. A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Anolis bartschi, p. 70).
See also
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