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Anolis bartschi

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Anolis bartschi, also known commonly as the Pinar Del Rio cliff anole, the western cliff anole, and the west Cuban anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Iguania
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Anolidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. bartschi
Binomial name
Anolis bartschi
(Cochran, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Deiroptyx bartschi
    Cochran, 1928
  • Anolis bartschi
    — Etheridge, 1960[2]
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Description

Anolis bartschi is a medium-sized anole. Adult males have a typical snout-to-vent length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in) and females 6.4 cm (2.5 in).[3] It is one of only two anoles that completely lack a dewlap (both sexes), the other being the Cuban stream anole (A. vermiculatus).[4][5]

Geographic range

A. bartschi is native to western Cuba (Pinar del Río Province).[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. bartschi is forest[1] in limestone karst areas.[6][7]

Reproduction

A. bartschi is oviparous.[1][2] It is among the relatively few anole species in which females may lay their eggs together, forming a communal nest in cavities in a steep cliff.[8]

Etymology

The specific name, bartschi, is in honor of zoologist Paul Bartsch, who collected the holotype.[9][10]

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