Anolis olssoni

Anolis olssoni
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Anolidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. olssoni
Binomial name
	Anolis olssoni; Schmidt, 1919

Anolis olssoni, also known commonly as the desert grass anole, the Monte Cristi anole, and Olsson's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the island of Hispaniola. There are eight recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, olssoni, is in honor of American paleontologist Axel Adolph Olsson.^: 195

Geographic distribution

Anoli olssoni is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Habitat

Anolis olssoni is found in a wide variety of natural habitats, including desert, grassland, shrubland, and forest, at elevations from sea level to 700 m (2,300 ft), and also in disturbed habitats such as rural gardens.

Behavior

Anolis olssoni is terrestrial.

Diet

Anolis olssoni is omnivorous, preying upon arthropods, and eating plant material.

Subspecies

Eight subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

Anolis olssoni alienus Schwartz, 1981
Anolis olssoni domingonis Schwartz, 1981
Anolis olssoni extentus Schwartz, 1981
Anolis olssoni ferrugicauda Schwartz, 1981
Anolis olssoni insulanus Schwartz, 1981
Anolis olssoni montivagus Schwartz, 1981
Anolis olssoni olssoni Schmidt, 1919
Anolis olssoni palloris Schwartz, 1981

References

1 2 3 4 5 Hedges, S.B.; Inchaustegui, S.; Landestoy, M. (2020). "Anolis olssoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T178417A18976259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T178417A18976259.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
1 2 Anolis olssoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Schmidt, K.P. (1919). "Descriptions of New Amphibians and Reptiles from Santo Domingo and Navassa". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 41: 519–525. (Anolis olssoni, new species, p. 522).
Schwartz, A. (1981). "Variation in Hispaniolan Anolis olssoni Schmidt (Reptilia: Sauria: Iguanidae)". Contributions in Biology and Geology, Milwaukee Public Museum (47): 1–21. (new subspecies: Anolis olssoni alienus, p. 10; A. o. domingonis, p. 16; A. o. extentus, p. 11; A. o. ferrugicauda, p. 8; A. o. insulanus, p. 14; A. o. montivagus, p. 18; A. o. palloris, p. 15).
Schwartz, A.; Henderson, R.W. (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. ISBN 978-0813010496. 720 pp. (Anolis olssoni, p. 309).
Schwartz, A.; Thomas, R. (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Anolis olssoni, p. 96).

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Hedges, S.B.; Inchaustegui, S.; Landestoy, M. (2020). "Anolis olssoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T178417A18976259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T178417A18976259.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[2] Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

[RDB-3] 1 2 Anolis olssoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Anolis olssoni
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Anolidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. olssoni
Binomial name
*Anolis olssoni* Schmidt, 1919