Anolis cooki, also known commonly as Cook's anole, Cook's pallid anole, and the Guanica pallid anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Puerto Rico.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. cooki
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| Anolis cooki Grant, 1931
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Etymology edit
The specific name, cooki, is in honor of Melville Thurston Cook (1869–1952), who was an American botanist and entomologist.[4]
Geographic range edit
A. cooki is found in southwestern Puerto Rico, including the island of Caja de Muertos.[1][2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of A. cooki is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 100 m (330 ft).[1]
Description edit
Moderate-sized for the genus Anolis, males of A. cooki may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7 cm (2.8 in). Females are smaller, attaining 6 cm (2.4 in) SVL.[2]
Reproduction edit
Taxonomy edit
A. cooki was originally described as a subspecies of Anolis cristatellus but raised to species rank in 1966.[3] In 2012 Nicholson et al. "split" the genus Anolis and placed A. cooki in the genus Ctenonotus, a move which has not been widely accepted.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Mahler DL, Joglar R, Rodriguez C (2021). "Anolis cooki ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T4994752A75171516.en. Accessed on 04 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Anolis cooki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 June 2021.
- ^ a b Schwartz & Thomas (1975).
- ^ 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 cooki, p. 58).
Further reading edit
- Gorman GC, Thomas R, Atkins L (1968). "Intra- and interspecific chromosome variation in the lizard Anolis cristatellus and its closest relatives". Breviora (293): 1–13.
- Grant C (1931). "A New Species and Two New Sub-species of the Genus Anolis ". Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Porto [sic] Rico 15: 219–222. (Anolis cristatellus cooki, new subspecies, p. 221).
- 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 cooki, p. 242).
- Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Anolis cooki, pp. 74–75).
- Thomas R (1966). "Additional notes on the amphisbaenids of greater Puerto Rico". Breviora (249): 1–23. (Anolis cooki, elevated to species, p. 3).
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