Anolis smaragdinus

Anolis smaragdinus, also known as the Bahamian green anole, is a species of anole lizard in the family Dactyloidae.[1]

Anolis smaragdinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. smaragdinus
Binomial name
Anolis smaragdinus

Taxonomy

A. smaragdinus is part of the A. carolinensis series of anoles.[1]

Geographic range

A. smaragdinus is endemic to the Bahamas.[1]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies:

Etymology

The subspecific name, lerneri, is in honor of American businessman Michael Lerner, a patron of the American Museum of Natural History.[2]

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References
  1. Anolis smaragdinus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 November 2014.
  2. 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 smaragdinus lerneri, pp. 155).

Further reading
  • Barbour T, Shreve B (1935). "Concerning some Bahamian reptiles, with notes on the fauna". Proc. Boston. Nat. Hist. Soc. 40: 347–365. (Anolis smaragdinus, new species, p. 355).
  • 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 smaragdinus, pp. 104–105).


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