On a December 2018 trip to Cuba, we found several species we had difficulty identifying, but a few really have us stumped… I’m hoping your community of experts can help!
For example, the faint lateral striping in this first pic is confusing us. Is this simply a young sagrei?
- Playa Jibacoa, just east of Santa Cruz del Norte
- Near Playa Larga
- Playa Jibacoa, just east of Santa Cruz del Norte
- Playa Jibacoa, just east of Santa Cruz del Norte
- Playa Larga – I know it’s not a lizard, but I’m hoping you can help pin down an ID
\ - Playa Jibacoa, just east of Santa Cruz del Norte
The find of the trip (anole-wise) was A. allisoni – in Playa Larga
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Chris Thawley
I’m not an expert in Cuban anoles (never been), but all the anole pics look like they could be sagrei based on my experience with Florida sagrei.
Gerrut Norval
I agree. When I saw them, based on my work on them in Taiwan, that was what popped into my head.
Britt White
Right, most of these anoles look like they could be A. sagrei. The A. allisoni is beautiful!
The frog is probably some sort of Eleutherodactylus.
Christine Rose-Smyth
Frog seems consistent with Eleutherodactylus planirostris (the greenhouse frog) -Cuba, Cayman, Lucayan Archipelago; introduced elsewhere. Dark ocular bar, gold flecked iris and pale patch in front of ocular bar.