Anolis ernestwilliamsi

Anolis ernestwilliamsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. ernestwilliamsi
Binomial name
Anolis ernestwilliamsi
Lazell, 1983
Synonyms[2]
  • Anolis ernestwilliamsi
    Lazell, 1983
  • Ctenonotus ernestwilliamsi
    — Nicholson et al., 2012

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]

Etymology

The specific name, ernestwilliamsi, is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest Edward Williams.[3]

Geographic range

A. ernestwilliamsi is known only from Carrot Rock, which is an islet south of Peter Island, in the British Virgin Islands.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. ernestwilliamsi is shrubland, at 6–28 m (20–92 ft) above sea level.[1]

Behavior

A. ernestwilliamsi is terrestrial and saxicolous (rock dwelling).[1]

Reproduction

A. ernestwilliamsi is oviparous.[2]

Taxonomy

A. ernestwilliamsi is a member of the Anolis cristatellus species group.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e Species Anolis ernestwilliamsi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ 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

  • 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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