Anolis pulchellus
Anolis pulchellus commonly known as the “gardener Anole” is the most common grass Anole in Puerto Rico. Is a small-sized sexually dimorphic lizard (SVL: 50 mm). Its body color is yellowish brown or brownish gray with a pale brown lateral line that goes from the snout onto the base of the tail, and a bluish pink or purplish dewlap. It is widely distributed in grassy or pasture areas of the lowlands, but also occurs in disturbed habitats (such as roadsides with high insolation level in the uplands.
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References
- Gorman,G. C., and R. Harwood.1977. Notes on population density, vagility, and activity patterns of the Puerto Rican grass lizard, Anolis pulchellus (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Iguanidae). Journal of Herpetology, 11:363- 368.
- Gould WA, Alarcón C, Fevold B, Jiménez ME, Martinuzzi S, Potts G, Solórzano M, and Ventosa E. 2007. Puerto Rico Gap Analysis Project – Final Report. USGS, Moscow, ID and the USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry, Río Piedras, PR. 159 pp. and 8 appendices.
- Jezkova, T., Leal, M., and Rodriguez-Robles, J. 2009. Living together but remaining apart: comparative phylogeography of Anolis poncensis and A. cooki, two lizards endemic to the arid lands of Puerto Rico. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 96:617–634.
- Leal, M., Rodriguez-Robles, J., and Losos J.B. 1998. An Experimental Study of Interspecific Interactions between Two Puerto Rican Anolis Lizards. Oecologia, 117:273-278
- Rivero, Juan A. 1998. Los Anfibios y Reptiles de Puerto Rico. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Rodriguez-Robles, J., Jezkova, T., and Leal, M. 2010. Climatic stability and genetic divergence in the tropical insular lizard Anolis krugi, the Puerto Rican ‘Lagartijo jardinero de la Montaña’. Molecular Ecology, 19:1860–1876.
- Gould WA, Alarcón C, Fevold B, Jiménez ME, Martinuzzi S, Potts G, Solórzano M, and Ventosa E. 2007. Puerto Rico Gap Analysis Project – Final Report. USGS, Moscow, ID and the USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry, Río Piedras, PR. 159 pp. and 8 appendices.
- Jezkova, T., Leal, M., and Rodriguez-Robles, J. 2009. Living together but remaining apart: comparative phylogeography of Anolis poncensis and A. cooki, two lizards endemic to the arid lands of Puerto Rico. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 96:617–634.
- Leal, M., Rodriguez-Robles, J., and Losos J.B. 1998. An Experimental Study of Interspecific Interactions between Two Puerto Rican Anolis Lizards. Oecologia, 117:273-278
- Rivero, Juan A. 1998. Los Anfibios y Reptiles de Puerto Rico. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Rodriguez-Robles, J., Jezkova, T., and Leal, M. 2010. Climatic stability and genetic divergence in the tropical insular lizard Anolis krugi, the Puerto Rican ‘Lagartijo jardinero de la Montaña’. Molecular Ecology, 19:1860–1876.
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