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Gundlach’s Anole
Anolis gundlachi
Anolis gundlachi, also commonly known as the yellow-chinned anole, Gundlach's anole, and the yellow-beard anole, is an oviparous, sexually dimorphic species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Puerto Rico and lives in mountainous forests at high elevations. The diet of A. gundlachi consists mostly of insects. This species is also known for signaling other lizards through a modulated head bob display, with varying bobbing amplitudes and patterns based on an individual's distance from other lizards.
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Description
A. gundlachi is a medium-sized, sexually dimorphic lizard. Adult males have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 68 mm (2.7 in) and females have a snout-to-vent length of 45 mm (1.8 in). Adult body weight is three to seven grams. The body is a brown or olive-brown color with brown spots randomly along its length. This species also has a yellow-brown dewlap and blue eyes. Males have crested tails.
Range & habitat
A. gundlachi is native to Puerto Rico and is found in the inner rainforests of the Luquillo mountains in northeastern Puerto Rico. The lizard lives at altitudes between 244 and 1,158 m (800 and 3,800 ft). A. gundlachi is a trunk-ground lizard, meaning it mainly lives and perches on the lower regions of large tree trunks. In fact, it rarely climbs higher than 5 m (16 ft) from the ground. Preference for wide, woody vegetation helps the lizard remain hidden from predators, allows for better locomotion, and aids in scanning more area of its territory.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and distribution”
What it does
A. gundlachi is mainly an insectivore, eating large insects and arthropods. However, this lizard is known to have powerful jaws and has been observed to eat other anoles, small frogs, and snails. Other prey includes ants, sowbugs, and mayflies.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
In human culture
The specific name, gundlachi, is in honor of German-Cuban zoologist Juan Gundlach.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 36427.