After looking through my photos from my trip last week to Bimini in the Bahamas, I was disappointed when I realized that none of us seemed to have any pictures of Anolis distichus. Or maybe we did? Among all the typical sagrei-looking anole photos was this guy:
Anolis distichus or Anolis sagrei???
Without telling you why I thought this was a distichus, or why others I have asked are torn between distichus and sagrei, I am curious what people think. What species is this?
I am an Assistant Professor of Biology at New York University. My first love is herpetology, but my lab works on urban evolutionary ecology in diverse organisms (but primarily anoles!).
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Michele Johnson
I think that’s sagrei.
And, I have some Bimini pictures that I can confirm are distichus, if you need some.
Sean Giery
Looks like a male sagrei to me.
Kristin Winchell
That’s the conclusion I eventually came to as well. The head shape really threw me off though, none of my other sagrei pictures look like this guy. Michele – I’m not in any need of pictures, just bummed that I didn’t seem to get any of that species while we were there!
Danny
The anole photographed is A.sagrei. A. distichus occurs on tree truncks and never utilizes branches to rest on. Both species occur commonly here in south Florida, and I could show you both individuals.
Kevin de Queiroz
Anolis sagrei. Definitely not A. distichus based on a variety of things, most importantly the lack of enlarged scales in the dorsal snout region.