. Breviora. Zoology; Paleontology. Photo by Kevin de Queiroz. This species fits the classic definition of a trunk-ground anole: a stocky lizard with long hindlimbs, often found perching on broad surfaces (usually tree trunks) rela- tively close to the ground. Anolis allogus is found primarily in deep forest and has a lower body temperature than some of the other trunk-ground anoles. It is one of four sympatric trunk-ground species at Soroa (the others being A. homolechis, A. mestrei, and A. sagrei), which differ in the color of the dewlap and, to a lesser extent, of the body. The dewlap patter
. Breviora. Zoology; Paleontology. Photo by Kevin de Queiroz. This species fits the classic definition of a trunk-ground anole: a stocky lizard with long hindlimbs, often found perching on broad surfaces (usually tree trunks) rela- tively close to the ground. Anolis allogus is found primarily in deep forest and has a lower body temperature than some of the other trunk-ground anoles. It is one of four sympatric trunk-ground species at Soroa (the others being A. homolechis, A. mestrei, and A. sagrei), which differ in the color of the dewlap and, to a lesser extent, of the body. The dewlap pattern of A. allogus exhibits a significant amount of geographic variation across Cuba. At Soroa, the dewlap is primarily yellow, with three to four well-delimited transverse brick-colored bars. The bars are usually located on the upper to middle region of the Photos courtesy of Luke Mahler. This species is a small anole usually found on narrow diameter substrates, such as bushes, ferns, or vines, from near the ground to several meters high. The species moves by slow walks and fast jumps. Like most grass-bush anoles, it sports an ex- traordinarily long tail, as much as times. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. : Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
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