Anolis higuey, the Cordillera Oriental stout anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. Males grow to 69 mm (2.7 in) and females to 51 mm (2.0 in) in snout–vent length. Males have dirty-white dewlaps with a yellow, green, or orange hue and regularly-arranged gorgetals, smaller in size towards the center of the dewlap. It is endemic to the eastern Dominican Republic, where it lives in a variety of habitats at elevations of up to 290 m (950 ft).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Cordillera Oriental Stout Anole being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Anolis hispaniolae
- Anolis lineatopus
- Anolis cristatellus
- Anolis concolor
- Anolis scriptus
- Anolis homolechis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Anolidae
- Genus
- Anolis
- Species
- Anolis higuey
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