''Anolis bremeri'', also known
commonly as the Cuban variegated anole and the Herradura anole, is a
species
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of
lizard
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in the
family
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Dactyloidae
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. The species is
endemic
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to
Cuba
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. Two
subspecies
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are recognized.
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Etymology
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specific name Specific name may refer to:
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* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''bremeri'', is in honor of
John Lewis Bremer (1874–1959), who was an American physician and anatomy professor.
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(2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ''Anolis bremeri'', p. 38).
Description
''A. bremeri'' is moderate-sized for its genus. Males are larger than females. Males may attain a
snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , but females do not exceed SVL.
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Reproduction
''A. bremeri'' is oviparous
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.[
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Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies
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.[
*''Anolis bremeri bremeri'' – Pinar del Río Province, Cuba
*'' Anolis bremeri insulaepinorum'' – ]Isla de la Juventud
Isla de la Juventud (; en, Isle of Youth) is the second-largest Cuban island (after Cuba's mainland) and the seventh-largest island in the West Indies (after mainland Cuba itself, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and Andros Islan ...
(formerly called the Isle of Pines), Cuba
References
Further reading
* Barbour T (1914). "A Contribution to the Zoögeography of the West Indies, with Especial Reference to Amphibians and Reptiles". ''Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College'' 44 (2): 205–359 + one unnumbered plate. (''Anolis bremeri'', new species, p. 288–289).
* Garrido OH (1972). "Anolis bremeri ''Barbour (Lacertilia: Iguanidae) en el occidente de Cuba e Isla de Piños'' ". ''Caribbean Journal of Science'' 12 (1–2): 59–77. (''Anolis bremeri insulaepinorum'', new subspecies, p. 63). (in Spanish).
* Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). ''Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History''. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. . (''Anolis bremeri'', p. 230).
*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 bremeri'', p. 71).
Anoles
Reptiles of Cuba
Endemic fauna of Cuba
Reptiles described in 1914
Taxa named by Thomas Barbour
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