MCZ Herpetology R-190727

Anolis armouri

Date Collected:

2009-08-19

Central America: Haiti: Ouest Department: Greater Antilles: Hispaniola | La Visite National Park - broadleaf forest remnant

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Current Identification
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Sauria Iguanidae
Common Name(s): Armoured Anole
Determiner: D. Luke MahlerORCID iD icon on 2009-08-19
Nature of ID: expert ID
Remarks: Mosaic of traits of Anolis armouri and Anolis cybotes cybotes. Schwartz (1989) describes this phenomenon in the Anolis armouri from this disturbed region, and speculates that they are intergrades. Small body size, dark chin, dorsal pattern, and adjacent suboculars and supralabials in several lizards all suggest Anolis armouri. Dewlap looks more like cybotes, although both taxa are highly variable. Smooth ventrals, but both taxa usually have this. Collected by Haitians (locality unknown, but within a short walk) and given to us at edge of pine forest after we ascended from a nearby patch of decicuous forest. Looked more like armouri than cybotes in hand, although a tough call.

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  • collector number: Mahler1249

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: Transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2013-02-27
whole animal (formalin/70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
sex male [no agent data]
snout-vent length 58.88 mm [no agent data]
weight 7.1 g [no agent data]

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  • blood smear taken; no parasites detected

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  • Continent:
  • Central America
  • Country:
  • Haiti
  • State/Province:
  • Ouest Department
  • Island Group:
  • Greater Antilles
  • Island:
  • Hispaniola
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7005518 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • La Visite National Park - broadleaf forest remnant
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Haiti, Ouest Department, La Visite National Park - broadleaf forest remnant
  • Elevation:
  • 1839 m
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Recorded in Luke Mahler's locality notebook as: LM127 - La Visite National Park - broadleaf forest remnant.
  • Georeference:
  • 18.3318600°, -72.287010° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: D. Luke Mahler on 2009-08-19 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 2009-08-19
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 8/19/2009
  • Collectors:
  • D. Luke MahlerORCID iD icon; Richard E. GlorORCID iD icon

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