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Anolis conspersus

(Grand Cayman Blue-Fanned Anole)

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Grand Cayman Anole, Grand Cayman Blue-Fanned Anole

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Reptilia () - Reptiles
        Subclass: Diapsida ()
        Infraclass: Lepidosauromorpha ()
        Superorder: Lepidosauria () -
        Order: Squamata ()
        Suborder: Lacertilia ()
        Infraorder: Iguania ()
        Family: Polychrotidae ()
        Subfamily: Larinae ()
        Tribe: Larini ()
        Genus: Anolis ()
        Specific name: conspersus - GRANT, 1940
        Scientific name: - Anolis conspersus GRANT, 1940

Synonyms

Anolis conspersus — Schwartz & Henderson 1991: 240 • Norops conspersus — Nicholson 2002

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

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Members of the genus Anolis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 275 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

A. acutus (St. Croix Anole) · A. aeneus (Bronze Anole) · A. aequatorialis (Equatorial Anole) · A. agassizi (Agassiz's Anole) · A. ahli (Ahl's Anole) · A. albimaculatus (White-Spotted Anole) · A. aliniger (Northern Green Twig Anole) · A. allisoni (Allison's Anole) · A. allogus (Bueycito Anole) · A. altae (High Anole) · A. altavelensis (Noble's Anole) · A. alumina (Barahona Grass Anole) · A. alutaceus (Blue-Eyed Grass-Bush Anole) · A. andianus (Andes Anole) · A. anfiloquioi (Anfiodlul Anole) · A. anisolepis (Chiapas Ornate Anole) · A. annectens (Annex Anole) · A. antioquiae (Antiodlula Anole) · A. antonii (Anton's Anole) · A. apollinaris (Boulenger's Anole) · A. aquaticus (Water Anole) · A. argenteolus (Guantanamo Anole) · A. argillaceus (Bay Anole) · A. armouri (Armour's Anole) · A. attenuatus (Slender Anole) · A. auratus (Grass Anole) · A. baccatus (Bocourt's Anole) · A. baleatus (Dominican Giant Anole) · A. baleatus baleatus (Puerto Plata Anole) · A. baracoae (Baracoa Ahole) · A. barahonae (Barahona Anole) · A. barbouri (Hispaniolan Hopping Anole) · A. barkeri (Barker's Anole) · A. bartschi (Western Cliff Anole) · A. bimaculatus (Panther Anole) · A. binotatus (Two-Marked Anole) · A. biporcatus (Neotropical Green Anole) · A. birama (Branch Anole) · A. bitectus (Roof Anole) · A. blanquillanus (Hummelnck's Anole) · A. boettgeri (Boettger's Anole) · A. bombiceps (Blue-Lipped Forest Anole) · A. bonairensis (Ruthven's Anole) · A. breedlovei (Breedlove's Anole) · A. bremeri (Herradura Anole) · A. brevirostris (Desert Gracile Anole) · A. brevirostris brevirostris (Shortnose Anole) · A. brunneus (Crooked Lsland Anole) · A. calimae (Ayala's Anole) · A. capito (Bighead Anole) · A. caquetae (Caqueta Anole) · A. carolinensis (Carolina Anole) · A. carolinensis carolinensis (Green Anole) · A. carpenteri (Carpenter Anole) · A. casildae (Casilda's Anole) · A. caudalis (Cochran's Gianthead Anole) · A. centralis (Central Anole) · A. chloris (Boulenger's Green Anole) · A. chlorocyanus (Hispaniolan Green Anole) · A. chlorocyanus chlorocyanus (Northern Hispaniolan Green Anole) · A. chocorum (Chocolate Anole) · A. christophei (Big-Fanned Trunk Anole) · A. clivicola (Hill Anole) · A. cobanensis (Stuart's Anole) · A. coelestinus (Hiapaniolan Green Anole) · A. concolor (Isla San Andres Anole) · A. conspersus (Grand Cayman Blue-Fanned Anole) · A. cooki (Cook's Anole) · A. crassulus (Ornate Anole) · A. cristatellus (Crested Anole) · A. cristatellus cristatellus (Puerto Rican Crested Anole) · A. cristifer (Cristifer Anole) · A. cumingii (Balsas Anole) · A. cupeyalensis (Cupeyal Anole) · A. cupreus (Copper Anole) · A. cuprinus (Chiapas Anole) · A. cuvieri (Puerto Rican Giant Anole) · A. cyanopleurus (Yateras Anole) · A. cybotes (Large-Headed Anole) · A. cymbops (Cope's Veracruz Anole) · A. darlingtoni (Darlington's Anole) · A. delafuentei (Guamuhaya Anole) · A. deltae (Delta Anole) · A. desechensis (Heatwole's Anole) · A. dissimilis (Odd Anole) · A. distichus (Bark Anole) · A. distichus distichus (Bark Anole) · A. distichus dominicensis (Bark Anole) · A. dolichocephalus (Place Negre Anole) · A. dollfusianus (Coffee Anole) · A. duellmani (Duellman's Pigmy Anole) · A. dunni (Dunn's Anole) · A. equestris (Knight Anole) · A. equestris equestris (Knight Anole) · A. ernestwilliamsi (Carrot Rock's Anole) · A. etheridgei (Montane Bush Anole) · A. eugenegrahami (Eugene's Anole) · A. eulaemus (Good Anole) · A. evermanni (Emerald Anole) · A. extremus (Barbados Anole)

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Further Reading

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A contribution to the zoögeography of the West Indies, with especial reference to amphibians and reptiles / by Thomas Barbour. 44 1914 Cambridge, U.S.A.: Printed for the Museum, 1914. url p. 282.
Advances in herpetology and evolutionary biology: essays in honor of Ernest E. Williams / Cambridge, Mass.: Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1983. url p. 624.
An ecogeographic analysis of the herpetofauna of the Yucatán Peninsula / by Julian C. Lee. 1980 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1980. url p. 45.
Breviora. 1969 Cambridge, Mass.: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, [1952- url p. 13, p. 17, p. 21, p. 24, p. 49.
Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 265, p. 86.
Bulletin of the Essex Institute. Salem, Mass., Essex Institute. url p. 102.
Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 70 1930 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 120, p. 218.
Bulletin. Salem, Mass. url p. 102.
Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 7 1974 San Diego, Calif.: The Society, 1931-1989. url p. 73.
Miscellaneous publication - University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. 1978 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1946-1996. url p. 351.
Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas. Lawrence, Kan.: The University, 1971-1994. url , p. 16, p. 40.
On West Indian Iguanidae and on West Indian Scincidae in the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A. / by Samuel Garman. [Salem, Mass.: s.n.], 1887. url p. 15.
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for promoting useful knowledge. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society url p. 273.
Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 17.
Proceedings. Salem, Mass.(1856-70) url p. 39.
Sexual size differences in reptiles / by Henry S. Fitch. 1981 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1981. url p. 14, p. 49.
Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 92 1935 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url p. 16.
Smithsonian year. 1965 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1965-1976. url p. 187.

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 5, 2012.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 184377
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-8959
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3966944

Last Revised: 2012-07-28