Anolis griseus, the Saint Vincent's tree anole or Saint Vincent tree anole, is a species of anole lizard.
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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. griseus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anolis griseus Garman, 1887
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Geographic range
editIt is endemic to Saint Vincent, an island in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles that is part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is one of two anole species on Saint Vincent, the other being the much smaller A. trinitatis.
Description
editSaint Vincent's tree anole can reach a length of 136 mm snout-to-vent. Its dorsal surface is mossy gray-brown, occasionally with a yellow tint on its face and limbs. Its belly is pale green or yellow-gray, and its dewlap is dull orange. It has irregular dark markings on its body.
Behavior
editIt usually perches high, but sometimes descends to the ground.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Powell, R., Dewynter, M., Daltry, J.C., Mahler, D.L. & Henderson, R.W. (2020). "Anolis griseus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T74995407A75171611. Downloaded on 29 March 2021. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/74995407/75171611.
- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd., p. 100, ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
External links
edit- Anolis griseus at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Anolis griseus at the Reptile Database
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