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Distribution

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Continent: Caribbean
Distribution: Puerto Rico Bank, British Virgin Islands
Type locality: Carrot Rock, south of Peter Island, British Virgin Islands, 18°1945N. 64°3419 W, Caribbean Sea.
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Anolis ernestwilliamsi

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Anolis ernestwilliamsi, also known commonly as the Carrot Rock anole, Carrot Rock's anole, and Ernest's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the British Virgin Islands.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, ernestwilliamsi, is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest Edward Williams.[3]

Geographic range

A. ernestwilliamsi is known only from Carrot Rock, which is an islet south of Peter Island, in the British Virgin Islands.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. ernestwilliamsi is shrubland, at 6–28 m (20–92 ft) above sea level.[1]

Behavior

A. ernestwilliamsi is terrestrial and saxicolous (rock dwelling).[1]

Reproduction

A. ernestwilliamsi is oviparous.[2]

Taxonomy

A. ernestwilliamsi is a member of the Anolis cristatellus species group.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Powell R, Mahler DL, Platenberg R (2021). "Anolis ernestwilliamsi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T74995219A75171566.en. Accessed on 25 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Species Anolis ernestwilliamsi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis ernestwilliamsi, p. 85).
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Anolis ernestwilliamsi: Brief Summary

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Anolis ernestwilliamsi, also known commonly as the Carrot Rock anole, Carrot Rock's anole, and Ernest's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the British Virgin Islands.

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