Large-Headed Anole (Anolis cybotes)
Description: This species gets its name from the male's strangely large head. It is often brownish in color with lighter stripes on the flanks.
Habitat: wooded or semiwooded situations; oases in xeric regions; broadleaf forest edges, edges of dense thickets, uncommonly in dense forest; trunk-ground species; common on trees and fence posts, males perch as high as 2 meters. Trees, vines, shrubs, piles of garden trash, and fences along streets in residential areas; sometimes on ground.
Range: This species is endemic to Hispaniola, where its range appears to be restricted to the western portion of the Tiburon Peninsula. Introduced into Florida.
Found in these States:
FL
Diet: Diet includes dragonflies, cockroaches, and SPHAERODACTYLUS (Geckos) lizards; apparently sights prey from elevated perch.
Reproduction: Mates March-September, hatchlings emerge April-October.
Status: This species is listed as Least Concern because, although recent taxonomic changes have determined that it has a much more restricted range than previously understood, it is abundant and adaptable to habitat modification within its range as long as some vegetation remains.
Subspecies: None oin our region.
»» Kingdom: Animalia - Animals
»» Phylum: Chordata - Chordates
»» Subphylum: Vertebrata - Vertebrates
»» Class: Reptilia - Reptiles
»» Order: Squamata - Lizards
»» Family: Dactyloidae - Anole Lizards
»» Genus: Anolis
»» Species: Anolis cybotes - Large-Headed Anole
»» Subspecies: None
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