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Distribution

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Continent: Caribbean
Distribution: Barbuda, Antigua and its satellites; introduced on Bermuda.
Type locality: Antilles; restricted to St. Johns, Antigua by LAZELL 1972.

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Anolis leachii

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Anolis leachii, the Antigua Bank tree anole, Barbuda Bank tree anole, or panther anole, is a species of anole, a lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the Caribbean.

Geographic range

A. leachii is native to Antigua and Barbuda, an island-nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles, where it can be found on both main islands. It has also been introduced to Bermuda.^[3]

Description

A. leachii is a relatively large anole species.

Sympatry

A. leachii coexists with the smaller anoles A. wattsi on Antigua, and A. forresti on Barbuda.^[3]

Etymology

The specific name, leachii, is in honor of English zoologist William Elford Leach.^[4]

Leach's anole on tree.

References

^ Daltry, J.C., Powell, R., Dewynter, M. & Mahler, D.L. (2020). "Anolis leachii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T203885A2772011. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203885/2772011. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
^ "Anolis leachii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
^ ^a ^b Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. London: Macmillan Education Ltd. 144 pp. ISBN 978-0-333-69141-0. (Anolis leachii, pp. 68, 71).
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis leachii, p. 153).

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