Variation in Anolis equestris
Last week, while going through some old pictures I had stored on my computer , I happened upon a few photos of A. equestris that I must have saved back when I used to surf the web for pictures of anoles. Taking a second to glance through the pictures for old times sake, I realized something: A. equestris is actually a quite variable species. Now I’m sure others besides myself have realized this before, the people who went about naming the long list of subspecies that I just found out this species has for example, but I can’t seem to find pictures of some of these subspecies so as to identify the animals in the photos, if they are indeed different subspecies that is, so I decided to post them here in hopes of getting an ID. I have chosen one photo for each of the different forms that I have noticed. I have my guesses about many of them and I’m pretty sure about a couple others. I have written my guess, if any, under each photo along with the photo reference; could anyone who knows the ID of a particular animal post their opinion in the comments? Thanks in advance!
Anolis equestris potior
Anolis equestris equestris
(introduced to Miami)
Photo from:http://www.fotos.org/galeria/showphoto.php/photo/76326
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probably Anolis equestris or A.luteogularis
Photo apparently taken at La Habana.
two other photos: (1,2)
Anolis equestris, photo by Henk Wallays.
license:CC BY-NC
photo from http://calphotos.berkeley.edu
Anolis equestris thomasi
photo from this pdf.
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Other photos of this form (1, 2)
And another one taken near Playa Larga.
photo from: http://chipojo.webnode.cz/fotogalerie/#!
Anolis equestris persparsus
photo from: http://www.saumfinger.de/anolis_equestris.html
photo by:Uwe Bartlet
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Another photo of this form
photo from: http://www.pbase.com/image/100014648
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Probably A. luteogularis or A. equestris verreonensis and also probably identical to the form shown in the third picture.
The dewlap of this form is pink.
(photo in link taken at Playa Larga, Bahia des Cochinos)
photo from:http://www.csam.cu/varahicacos/Faunisticos.htm
Anolis equestris buidei
Photo from:http://www.panoramio.com/photo/73496249
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Another photo of this form taken at Valle De Vinales
photo from:http://www.flickr.com/photos/imagoambiente/6220586612/sizes/o/in/photostream/
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probably a female of some subspecies
Another photo of this form
Some of them are probably just A. e equestris or A. luteogularis; I sure hope that’s not the case though! Also, if anyone has observed any of the forms listed above (except the second one), or any other unusual individual of A. equestris, please post a photo in the comments if you have one.
Source: http://www.anoleannals.org/2013/12/03/variation-in-anolis-equestris/
