Large-headed anole

Large-headed anole
Anolis cybotes on deck of house
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Iguania
Family:Dactyloidae
Genus:Anolis
Species: A. cybotes
Binomial name
Anolis cybotes
(Cope, 1862)[1]

The large-headed anole[2] (Anolis cybotes), sometimes called the largehead anole or the Hispaniolan stout anole, is a species of anole native to the Hispaniola and nearby small islands. It has also been introduced to Suriname and south Florida,[1] with small but stable breeding populations. This species gets its name from the male's strangely large head. It is often brownish in color with lighter stripes on the flanks.

References

  1. 1 2 Anolis cybotes, The Reptile Database
  2. ↑ Large-headed Anole, Nature Photo-CZ

See also

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