. Breviora. 12 BREVIOEA No. 231. Fig. 6. Diagrammatic cross-section of a situation similar to those encoun- tered at localities 2 and 4. The dotted lines indicate the approximate zones where occultus was seen; the vertical line equals an approximate height of six feet. elongate and U-shaped. The posterior part of the dewlap in- serts beneath the "U" portion of the fold. The feature is pres- ent in even the smallest specimens. In life the eyes are chameleon-like: '' very protuberant and capable of considerable movement in all directions; some degree of independent movement was evident
. Breviora. 12 BREVIOEA No. 231. Fig. 6. Diagrammatic cross-section of a situation similar to those encoun- tered at localities 2 and 4. The dotted lines indicate the approximate zones where occultus was seen; the vertical line equals an approximate height of six feet. elongate and U-shaped. The posterior part of the dewlap in- serts beneath the "U" portion of the fold. The feature is pres- ent in even the smallest specimens. In life the eyes are chameleon-like: '' very protuberant and capable of considerable movement in all directions; some degree of independent movement was evident" (field notes). Locality 1: km NXE Guayama, Puerto Rico, 2000 feet (610 meters), 1 specimen. The first specimen of Anolis occultus collected by me was found on a broad-leafed green plant growing in an open, sunny spot along the side of a path through montane rain forest. The specimen was on the upper surface of a leaf and moved to the under surface of an adjacent leaf when ap- proached. Subsequent search at this locality both day and night yielded no other 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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