''Anolis porcatus'', the Cuban green anole, is a species of

anole Dactyloidae are a family of lizards commonly known as anoles () and native to warmer parts of the Americas, ranging from southeastern United States to Paraguay. Instead of treating it as a family, some authorities prefer to treat it as a subfami ...

lizard that is native to

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, but has been introduced to

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, the

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, and

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. The Cuban green anole is part of the ''A. carolinensis'' group of anoles.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q909218 Anoles Lizards of the Caribbean Endemic fauna of Cuba Reptiles of Cuba Reptiles described in 1840 Taxa named by John Edward Gray Reptiles of the Dominican Republic