Jamaican giant anole

Jamaican giant anole
At Strawberry Hill, Jamaica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Sauria
Infraorder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. garmani
Binomial name
Anolis garmani Stejneger, 1899[1]

juvenile
Jamaica

The Jamaican giant anole (Anolis garmani), also known as the Jamaican crested anole, is a species of lizard endemic to the West Indies.

Etymology

The specific name, garmani, is in honor of American herpetologist Samuel Garman.^[2]

Geographic range

A. garmani is native to Jamaica and surrounding islands. It has also been introduced into Florida.

Description

A. garmani grows to an adult size of 25.4–35.6 cm (10.0–14.0 in) in total length (including tail), with a few individuals growing to a total length of 47.5 cm (18.7 in).

References

1. "Anolis garmani ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
2. 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 garmani, p. 98).

Further reading

• 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 garmani, p. 83).
• Stejneger L. 1899. A new name for the crested Anolis of Jamaica. American Naturalist 33: 601-602. (Anolis garmani, nomen novum, p. 602).

See also

• List of Anolis lizards