Bark Anole

Continent: Caribbean North-America
Distribution: USA (introduced to S Florida), Bahamas, Hispaniola: Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cat Island I, Little San Salvador, Ile de la Tortue, Ile-a-Vache, Ile Grande Cayemite, Ile Petite Cayemite, Isla Saona, Isla Catalina Anolis distichus distichus Great Bahama Bank (except Bimini Is., Andros I., Berry Is., Eleuthera I., Eleuthera Cays); Cat I. material intergradient between A. d. distichus, A. d. dapsilis, and A. d. ocior.
Type locality: New Providence Island, Bahama Islands. Anolis distichus aurifer (HOLOTYPE MCZ 81125): Ilispaniola, northern and southern slopes of Massif de la Hotte except for range of A. d. vinosus; intergrades with A. d. dominicensis. Anolis distichus biminiensis (HOLOTYPE AMNH 68640): Bahama Is.: Bimini Is. Anolis distichus dapsilis (HOLOTYPE MCZ 81139): Great Bahama Bank: Eleuthera I., Eleuthera Cays, Little San Salvador I.; apparently the subspecies introduced on Grand Bahama I. Anolis distichus distichoides (SYNTYPES presumed in Zool. Mus. Univ. Lund): Great Bahama Bank: Andros I., Berry Is.; Bahamas: Andros Island (fide Barbour 1914). Anolis distichus dominicensis (SYNTYPES HZM 1486a-c, allotypes in ZMUC): Hispaniola, throughout much of Haiti and República Dominicana with exception of ranges of other mainland Hispaniolan subspecies; possibly subspecies on Île de la Tortue; intergrades with A. d. ignigularis in Cordillera Central; isolated population in Azua and Barahona provinces; introduced in southeast Florida. Anolis distichus favillarum (HOLOTYPE MCZ 81133): Hispaniola, Sierra de Baoruco, República Dominicana; possibly intergrading with A. d. dominicensis in Pedernales Province. Altitudinal distribution 2300 ft. to 4450 ft. Anolis distichus ignigularis (HOLOTYPE SMF 25694): Hispaniola, República Dominicana, south-central and eastern portions; Peninsula de Samaná; introduced in southeast Florida. Anolis distichus juliae (HOLOTYPE MCZ 37517): Hispaniola, Île-à-Vache. Anolis distichus ocior (HOLOTYPE MCZ 81140): Bahama Is.: Rum Cay; San Salvador I. including satellite cays. Anolis distichus patruelis (HOLOTYPE MCZ 81138): Hispaniola, Haiti, Île Grande Cayemite; possibly Île Petite Cayemite. Anolis distichus properus (HOLOTYPE MCZ 81130): Hispaniola, eastern República Dominicana; intergrades with A. d. ignigularis NE La Romana. Anolis distichus ravitergum (HOLOTYPE MCZ 81132): Hispaniola, República Dominicana, Valle de Neiba, Llanos de Azua, east to San Cristóbal Province; intergrades with A. d. ignigularis in southern Peravia Province, and possibly with A. d. dominicensis in Azua Province. Anolis distichus sejunctus (HOLOTYPE MCZ 91131): República Dominicana, Isla Saona. Anolis distichus suppar (HOLOTYPE MCZ 81137): Hispaniola, Haiti, extreme western tip of Tiburon Peninsula; intergrades with A. d. aurifer on north coast. Anolis distichus tostus (HOLOTYPE MCZ 81124): República Dominicana, Isla Catalina. Anolis distichus vinosus (HOLOTYPE MCZ 81136): Hispaniola, extreme southwestern Tiburon Peninsula: intergrades with A. d. aurifer at Cavaillon and Plaine Martin, and with A. d. suppar between Roche-à-Bateaux and Coteaux.