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Culebra Giant Anole

Anolis roosevelti

Classification

Anolis roosevelti, also known commonly as the Virgin Islands giant anole, Roosevelt's giant anole or the Culebra giant anole, is an extremely rare or possibly extinct species of lizard of the genus Anolis in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to the Virgin Islands and Vieques. Taxonomy and etymology The Culebra Island giant anole was first described in 1931 by American zoologist Chapman Grant, grandson of U.

Distribution

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