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Upland Grass Anole (Anolis krugi)

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Anolis krugi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. krugi
Binomial name
Anolis krugi
W. Peters, 1877
Synonyms[2]
  • Ctenonotus krugi
    (W. Peters, 1877)

Anolis krugi, also known commonly as Krug's anole, the olive bush anole, and the orange dewlap anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Puerto Rico.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, krugi, is in honor of German botanist Karl Wilhelm Leopold Krug, co-collector of the holotype.[3]

Description

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The holotype of A. krugi has a total length of 17 cm (6.7 in), including the tail which is more than twice the length of the head and body.[4]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of A. krugi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft).[1]

Diet

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A. krugi preys upon invertebrates.[1]

Reproduction

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A. krugi is oviparous.[2]

Taxonomy

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A. krugi is a member of the Anolis cristatellus species group.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mahler, D.L.; Rodriguez, C. (2020). "Anolis krugi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T74995590A75171661. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T74995590A75171661.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Species Anolis krugi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis krugi, p. 147).
  4. ^ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Anolis krugi, p. 37).

Further reading

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  • Brandley MC, de Queiroz K (2005). "Phylogeny, ecomorphological evolution, and historical biogeography of the Anolis cristatellus series". Herpetological Monographs 18: 90–126.
  • Peters W (1877). "Über eine von Hrn. Viceconsul L. Krug und Dr. J. Gundlach auf der Insel Puertorico gemachte Sammlung von Säugethieren und Amphibien, so wie über die Entwickelung eines Batrachiers, Hylodes martinicensis Dum. Bibr., ohne Metamorphose". Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876: 703–714. (Anolis krugi, new species, pp. 707–708). (in German).
  • Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Anolis krugi, p. 285).
  • Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publications No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Anolis krugi, p. 88).