Sharp-mouthed Lizard

Sharp-mouthed Lizard
Juvenile Anolis pulchellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Polychrotidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. pulchellus
Binomial name
Anolis pulchellus Duméril and Bibron, 1837

The Sharp-mouthed Lizard (Anolis pulchellus) is a small lizard belonging to the Anolis genus of the Polychrotidae family. The species, the most common lizard in Puerto Rico, is also native to Vieques, Culebra, and the Virgin Islands (except St. Croix).

The Sharp-mouthed Lizard measures approximately 1.3 to 1.6 inches (35 to 43 mm) in length from snout to vent. The species has a yellow-brown color with males having a purple dewlap that blends into crimson near the tip.

The Anolis lizards of the Greater Antilles have been extensively studied since they represent an interesting case of adaptive radiation. Species are more closely related to other species within the same island than to species of adjacent islands. Surprisingly, even though species divergence occurred independently on each island, the same set of ecomorphs (habitat specialists) have evolved on each island.^[1] Anolis pulchellus is considered a grass-bush anole, occurring in bushes or grass but never on trees.

See also

	Puerto Rico portal
	Biology portal
	Amphibians and Reptiles portal

• Fauna of Puerto Rico
• List of amphibians and reptiles of Puerto Rico

References

1. ^ A. K. Knox, J. B. Losos, and C. J. Schneider (2001). "Adaptive radiation versus intraspecific differentiation:morphological variation in Caribbean Anolis lizards" (pdf). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 14 (6): 904. doi:10.1046/j.1420-9101.2001.00358.x. Archived from the original on 2006-09-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20060901200004/http://biosgi.wustl.edu/~lososlab/knoxetal.pdf#search=%22anolis%20adaptive%20radiation%22. Retrieved 2006-08-24. 

• Alan Mowbray (June 2006). "Wildlife Facts - Sharp-mouthed Lizard". http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/caribbean/wildlife-facts/2006/wildlife-facts-june-2006.shtml. Retrieved October 9, 2006. 

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