Anolis pinchoti
Species of lizard
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Anolis pinchoti, the Crab Cay anole, is a species of lizard belonging to the family Dactyloidae, the anoles. This species is endemic to the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina in the Caribbean Sea, these islands making up the Colombian department of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina.
| Anolis pinchoti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. pinchoti |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis pinchoti Cochran, 1931 | |
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Taxonomy
Anolis pinchoti was first formally described in 1931 by the American herpetologist Doris Mable Cochran with its type locality given as Isla de Providencia. his species is a member of the Anolis auratus species complex[2] of the anole family, the Dactyloidae.[3]
Etymology
Anolis pinchoti has the specific name, pinchoti, is in honor of American forester Gifford Pinchot.[4]
Description
Anolis pichoti was described from a holotype, a male, which had a snout-vent length of 44 mm (1.7 in). This specimen has drab-coloured sides and backs with reddish brown limbs, head and tail. There are a few ill-defined spots on the sides and some indistinct dark bands on the limbs and tail. There is a sepia blotch across the back of the head and the gular flap was tan coloured. A paratype was also discussed in Cochran's description, this was a female which had a dark stripe along the spine.[5] The males are apparently slightly larger than the females.[6]
Geographic range
Anolis pinchoti is endemic to the Colombian Caribbean islands of Crab Cay, Providencia Island, and Santa Catalina Island in the Department of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina.[1][2]