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Encyclopedia > Anolis
iAnolis
A Green Anole, Anolis carolinensis
A Green Anole, Anolis carolinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: Polychrotidae
Genus: Anolis
Species

See text. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (761x1626, 214 KB) Picture of a lizard (Anolis carolinensis) I (DanielCD) took in Atascocita, Texas (USA) on 4/22/05. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera Subregnum Eumetazoa Placozoa Orthonectida Rhombozoa Radiata (unranked) Ctenophora Cnidaria Bilateria (unranked) Acoelomorpha Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia Chordata Hemichordata Echinodermata Chaetognatha Superphylum Ecdysozoa Kinorhyncha Loricifera Priapulida Nematoda Nematomorpha Onychophora Tardigrada Arthropoda Superphylum Platyzoa Platyhelminthes Gastrotricha Rotifera Acanthocephala Gnathostomulida Micrognathozoa Cycliophora Superphylum Lophotrochozoa Sipuncula Nemertea Phoronida Bryozoa Entoprocta Brachiopoda... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Procolophonia (extinct) Testudines Araeoscelidia (extinct) Avicephala (extinct) Younginiformes (extinct) Sauropterygia Ichthyosauria (extinct) Placodontia (extinct) Nothosauria (extinct) Plesiosauria (extinct) Sphenodontia Squamata Prolacertiformes (extinct) Archosauria Crurotarsi Order Aetosauria Order Phytosauria Order Rauisuchia Order Crocodilia Ornithodira Pterosauria (extinct) Marasuchus (extinct) Dinosauria (extinct) Order Saurischia Order Ornithischia Reptiles are tetrapods and amniotes, animals... Suborders Lacertilia- Lizards Serpentes - Snakes Amphisbaenia - Worm lizards This article is about the Squamata order of reptiles. ... Groups Lepidosauromorpha Archosauromorpha Sauria is a clade of the reptilian family tree, that includes all living diapsids, as well as their common ancestor and all its extinct descendents, which date back to Permian times. ... Genera Anolis Norops Phenacosaurus Polychrus Polychrotidae is a family of lizards commonly known as Anoles. ...

Anolis is a genus of lizards belonging to the family Iguanidae. With nearly 400 species, Anolis represents the world's most species rich amniote genus. Several species of Anolis are occasionally referred to the genus Norops, but this arrangement is problematic because it renders remaining members of the genus non-monophyletic. In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ... Families Many, see text. ... Genera Frost et al. ... Living subgroups Class Synapsida    Class Mammalia (mammals) Class Sauropsida    Anapsida        Testudines (turtles)    Diapsida        Lepidosauria           Squamata (lizards & snakes)           Sphenodontida (tuatara)        Archosauria           Crocodilia (crocodiles)           Class Aves (birds) The amniotes are a taxon of tetrapod vertebrates that include the Synapsida (mammals) and Sauropsida (reptiles and dinosaurs, including birds). ... Species See text Norops is a genus of lizards. ... In phylogenetics, a group is monophyletic (Greek: of one stem) if all organisms in that group are known to have developed from a common ancestral form, and all descendants of that form are included in the group. ...


Species of genus Anolis

  • Anolis achilles
  • Anolis acutus
  • Anolis adleri
  • Anolis aeneus
  • Anolis aequatorialis
  • Anolis agassizi
  • Anolis agueroi
  • Anolis alayoni
  • Anolis albimaculatus
  • Anolis alfaroi
  • Anolis aliniger
  • Anolis allisoni
  • Anolis altavelensis
  • Anolis alumina
  • Anolis alutaceus
  • Anolis andianus
  • Anolis anfiloquioi
  • Anolis angusticeps
  • Anolis antioquiae
  • Anolis apollinaris
  • Anolis argenteolus
  • Anolis argillaceus
  • Anolis armouri
  • Anolis attenuatus
  • Anolis bahorucoensis
  • Anolis baleatus
  • Anolis baracoae
  • Anolis barahonae
  • Anolis barbatus
  • Anolis barbouri
  • Anolis bartschi
  • Anolis bimaculatus
  • Anolis binotatus
  • Anolis blanquillanus
  • Anolis boettgeri
  • Anolis bonairensis
  • Anolis brevirostris
  • Anolis brunneus
  • Anolis calimae
  • Anolis caquetae
  • Anolis carolinensis (Carolina or Green Anole)
  • Anolis casildae
  • Anolis caudalis
  • Anolis centralis
  • Anolis chamaeleonides
  • Anolis chloris
  • Anolis chlorocyanus
  • Anolis chocorum
  • Anolis christophei
  • Anolis chrysolepis
  • Anolis clivicola
  • Anolis coelestinus
  • Anolis cooki
  • Anolis cristatellus
  • Anolis cristifer
  • Anolis cupeyalensis
  • Anolis cuvieri
  • Anolis cyanopleurus
  • Anolis cybotes
  • Anolis danieli
  • Anolis darlingtoni
  • Anolis deltae
  • Anolis desechensis
  • Anolis dissimilis
  • Anolis distichus
  • Anolis dolichocephalus
  • Anolis eewi
  • Anolis equestris (Knight Anole)
  • Anolis ernestwilliamsi
  • Anolis etheridgei
  • Anolis eugenegrahami
  • Anolis eulaemus
  • Anolis evermanni
  • Anolis extremus
  • Anolis fairchildi
  • Anolis fasciatus
  • Anolis ferreus
  • Anolis festae
  • Anolis fitchi
  • Anolis fowleri
  • Anolis fraseri
  • Anolis frenatus
  • Anolis fugitivus
  • Anolis garridoi
  • Anolis gemmosus
  • Anolis gingivinus
  • Anolis gorgonae
  • Anolis greyi
  • Anolis griseus
  • Anolis guamuhaya
  • Anolis gundlachi
  • Anolis haetianus
  • Anolis hendersoni
  • Anolis huilae
  • Anolis impetigosus
  • Anolis incredulus
  • Anolis inexpectatus
  • Anolis insignis
  • Anolis insolitus
  • Anolis isolepis
  • Anolis jacare
  • Anolis juangundlachi
  • Anolis koopmani
  • Anolis krugi
  • Anolis laevis
  • Anolis lamari
  • Anolis latifrons
  • Anolis leachii
  • Anolis lividus
  • Anolis longicauda
  • Anolis longiceps
  • Anolis longitibialis
  • Anolis loysianus
  • Anolis luciae
  • Anolis lucius
  • Anolis luteogularis
  • Anolis luteosignifer
  • Anolis macilentus
  • Anolis maculigula
  • Anolis marcanoi
  • Anolis marmoratus
  • Anolis marron
  • Anolis maynardi
  • Anolis megalopithecus
  • Anolis menta
  • Anolis microtus
  • Anolis mirus
  • Anolis monensis
  • Anolis monticola
  • Anolis nannodes
  • Anolis nasofrontalis
  • Anolis nelsoni
  • Anolis nigrolineatus
  • Anolis nigropunctatus
  • Anolis noblei
  • Anolis nubilis
  • Anolis occultus
  • Anolis oculatus
  • Anolis oligaspis
  • Anolis olssoni
  • Anolis oporinus
  • Anolis palmeri
  • Anolis parilis
  • Anolis paternus
  • Anolis peraccae
  • Anolis philopunctatus
  • Anolis phyllorhinus
  • Anolis pigmaequestris
  • Anolis placidus
  • Anolis pogus
  • Anolis poncensis
  • Anolis porcatus
  • Anolis porcus
  • Anolis princeps
  • Anolis proboscis
  • Anolis propinquus
  • Anolis pseudotigrinus
  • Anolis pulchellus
  • Anolis pumilus
  • Anolis punctatus
  • Anolis purpurescens
  • Anolis quaggulus
  • Anolis radulinus
  • Anolis rejectus
  • Anolis richardii
  • Anolis ricordi
  • Anolis rimarum
  • Anolis roosevelti (Culebra Island giant anole)
  • Anolis roquet
  • Anolis ruizi
  • Anolis rupinae
  • Anolis sagrei (Brown Anole)
  • Anolis sabanus
  • Anolis santamartae
  • Anolis scriptus
  • Anolis semilineatus
  • Anolis sheplani
  • Anolis shrevei
  • Anolis singularis
  • Anolis smallwoodi
  • Anolis smaragdinus
  • Anolis solitarius
  • Anolis spectrum
  • Anolis squamulatus
  • Anolis strahmi
  • Anolis stratulus
  • Anolis terueli
  • Anolis tigrinus
  • Anolis toldo
  • Anolis transversalis
  • Anolis trinitatis
  • Anolis vanidicus
  • Anolis vaupesianus
  • Anolis ventrimaculatus
  • Anolis vermiculatus
  • Anolis vescus
  • Anolis wattsi
  • Anolis websteri
  • Anolis whitemani
  • Anolis williamsii

  Results from FactBites:
 
Journal Abstracts: Anolis and Other Iguanids Visual and Chemical Reception (2115 words)
Anolis that turned from green to brown with handling showed an increase in oxygen uptake, but an association between this color shift and total body lactate level was not detected.
Lactate levels of the individuals of a pair were positively correlated with one another; the lactate concentrations of lizards placed into occupied metabolic chambers were correlated with the difference in body mass of the pair.
Somatic correlates of adrenergic activity during aggression in the lizard, Anolis carolinensis.
Digimorph - Anolis sp. (Anolis lizard in amber) (0 words)
The cranial morphology of an Anolis lizard preserved in Dominican amber, observed using pseudo-three-dimensional reconstructed images derived from high resolution X-ray computed tomography (CT) data, demonstrates the lack of a splenial in the lower jaw.
A second Anolis lizard in Dominican amber and the systematics and ecological morphology of Dominican amber anoles.
Avian predation on Anolis lizards in the northeastern Caribbean: an inter-island contrast.
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