Anolis delafuentei, also known commonly as the Escambray crested anole and the Guamuhaya anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.[2]
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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. delafuentei
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| Binomial name | |
| Anolis delafuentei Garrido, 1982
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Etymology edit
The specific name, delafuentei, is in honor of Argentinian herpetological paleontologist Marcelo S. de la Fuente.[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of A. delafuentei is forest, at an altitude of 700 m (2,300 ft).[1]
Description edit
A. delafuentei is known only from the holotype, which is a male with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6 cm (2.4 in).[2]
Reproduction edit
Taxonomy edit
A. delafuentei is a member of the A. sagrei species group.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Fong A (2021). "Anolis delafuentei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T74994985A75171546.en. Accessed on 04 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Species Anolis delafuentei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database. org.
- ^ 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 delafuentei, p. 68).
Further reading edit
- Garrido OH (1982). "Nueva especie de Anolis (Lacertilia, Iguanidae) para Cuba". Doñana, Acta Vertebrata 9: 131–137. (Anolis delafuentei, new species). (in Spanish).
- Nicholson KE (2002). "Phylogenetic analysis and a test of the current infrageneric classification of Norops (beta Anolis)". Herpetological Monographs 16 (1): 93–120. (Norops delafuentei, new combination).
- Rodríguez Schettino L (editor) (1999). The Iguanid Lizards of Cuba. Gainesville: University Press of Florida (formerly University of Florida Press). 428 pp. ISBN 978-0813016474. (Anolis delafuentei, p. 368).
- 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 delafuentei, p. 251).
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