Anolis pulchellus, the Puerto Rican anole, Puerto Rican bush anole,[2]snake anole, or sharp-mouthed lizard,[3] is a small species of anole lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is among the most common lizards in Puerto Rico, and also native to Vieques, Culebra, and the Virgin Islands (except St. Croix).
The sharp-mouthed lizard measures approximately 35 to 43 mm (1.4 to 1.7 in) in length from snout to vent. The species has a yellow-brown color with males having a purple dewlap that blends into crimson near the tip.
The anoles of the Greater Antilles have been extensively studied since they represent an interesting case of adaptive radiation. Species are more closely related to other species within the same island than to species of adjacent islands. Even though species divergence occurred independently on each island, the same set of ecomorphs (habitat specialists) have evolved on each island.[4]Anolis pulchellus is considered a grass-bush anole, occurring primarily in bushes or grass.
^Mahler, D.L., Platenberg, R. & Rodriguez, C. (2020). "Anolis pulchellus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T75084823A75171791. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/75084823/75171791. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
^Anolis pulchellus, Reptile Database
^"Sharp-mouthed lizard - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
^A. K. Knox; J. B. Losos & C. J. Schneider (2001). "Adaptive radiation versus intraspecific differentiation:morphological variation in Caribbean Anolis lizards" (PDF). Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 14 (6): 904. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.508.9314. doi:10.1046/j.1420-9101.2001.00358.x. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
Anolispulchellus, the Puerto Rican anole, Puerto Rican bush anole, snake anole, or sharp-mouthed lizard, is a small species of anole lizard in the family...
as Anolis porphyreus, apparently a nomen nudum. Georges Cuvier had first examined the specimens sent by Plée, and dubbed the lizard le petit Anolis a crête...
database recognises it in Anolis as of 2020. The Reptile Database has also maintained recognition of it within the genus Anolis as of 2020. A. stratulus...
the set of Anolis lizard ecomorphs of the Greater Antilles "a classic example of convergent evolution." Jonathan Losos defined six Anolis ecomorphs according...
The most common lizard in Puerto Rico is the sharp-mouthed lizard (Anolispulchellus). The anole lizards of Puerto Rico, and the Greater Antilles in general...
66.1684998°W / 17.9433010; -66.1684998 Sphaerodactylus macrolepis Anolispulchellus West Indian manatees can be found in the state forest. Puerto Rico...
(Pholidoscelis exsul), the crested anole (Anolis cristatellus) and the Puerto Rican anole (Anolispulchellus). The Puerto Rican boa, which is endangered...
Bufo marinus and Leptodactylus albilabris. Reptiles found here are Anolispulchellus, Ameiva exsul, Amphisbaena caeca, Alsophis portoricensis, and Epicrates...
Retrieved 26 October 2020. Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short (1879). "pulchellus". A Latin Dictionary. Saponaria. Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback...
Global Information
