Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Crested Anole, Puerto Rican Crested Anole
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [1].
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
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)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
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)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
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)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
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)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
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)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
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)
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
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)
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Reptilia
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)
- Reptiles
- Subclass:
Diapsida
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)
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
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)
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
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)
-
- Order:
Squamata
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)
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
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)
- Infraorder:
Iguania
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)
- Family:
Polychrotidae
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)
- Genus:
Anolis
(
)
- Stejneger, 1904
- Specific name:
cristatellus
- DumÉril and Bibron 1837
- Subspecies:
cristatellus
- Scientific name: - Anolis cristatellus cristatellus DumÉril and Bibron 1837
- Subspecies:
cristatellus
- Specific name:
cristatellus
- DumÉril and Bibron 1837
- Genus:
Anolis
(
- Family:
Polychrotidae
(
- Infraorder:
Iguania
(
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Reptilia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Anolis cristatellus Dum éril and Bibron
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
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
- Breviora. 1970 Cambridge, Mass.: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, [1952- url p. 1, p. 3.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 82 1937 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 123, p. 86.
- Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas. 1976 Lawrence, Kan.: The University, 1971-1994. url p. 2, fig. 2, page 3.
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 150.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 5, 2012.
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2547420
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-2298
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13518190
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1762948
Footnotes
- de Quieroz, K. & Mayer, G.C. 2011. Anolis centralis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
