Western Bearded Anole
Anolis barbatus
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Reptiles
Anolis barbatus is a species of anole lizard from Western Cuba. Adults have a typical snout–vent length of about 18 cm (7 in), with tails that are slightly shorter than their bodies, and demonstrate little sexual dimorphism. It is one of six species called "false chameleons" that sometimes are recognized as their own genus Chamaeleolis or as the Cuban clade in Xiphosurus. These are all native to Cuba, fairly large for anoles, have robust heads, are dull gray-brown in color, slow-moving and have blunt teeth used for crushing snails, which is their main diet in the wild. Unusually among anoles, these all lack the ability to autotomize their tails. Together with the similar, but not closely related A. landestoyi of Hispaniola, they form a group known as the twig–giant ecomorph.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Anolidae
- Genus
- Anolis