Anolis maynardii
| Anolis maynardii | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Anolidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. maynardii |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis maynardii Garman, 1888 | |
Anolis maynardii, also known commonly as Maynard's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the Cayman Islands.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, maynardii, is in honor of American ornithologist Charles Johnson Maynard.[3]: 172
Behavior
[edit]Anolis maynardi is arboreal, but it is occasionally found on the ground and in buildings.[1]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of Anolis maynardii is forest, at altitudes of 2–12 m (6.6–39.4 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Taxonomy
[edit]Anolis maynardii is a member of the Anolis carolinensis species group.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Echternacht, A.; Mahler, D.L. (2020). "Anolis maynardi [sic]". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T203886A2772021.en. Accessed on 29 July 2025.
- 1 2 3 Species Anolis maynardii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-datbase.org.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
[edit]- Garman, S. (1888). "Reptiles and Batrachians from the Caymans and from the Bahamas. Collected by Prof. C. J. Maynard for the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge, Mass". Bulletin of the Essex Institute. 20: 101–113. (Anolis maynardii, new species, pp. 107–108).
- Herrel, Anthony; Cottam, Matt DaCosta; Godbeer, Kristan; Sanger, Thomas; Losos, Jonathan B. (2011). "An Ecomorphological Analysis of Native and Introduced Populations of the Endemic Lizard Anolis maynardi [sic] of the Cayman Islands". Breviora. 522 (1): 1–10.
- Schwartz, A.; Henderson, R.W. (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. ISBN 978-0813010496. 720 pp. ("Anolis maynardi [sic]", p. 300).
- 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 maynardi [sic]", p. 93).