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 and Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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.
Habitat
The natural habitat of A. leachii is shrubland, but it is also found in disturbed areas such as pastures and urban areas.
Reproduction
A. leachii is oviparous.
Etymology
The specific name, leachii, is in honor of English zoologist William Elford Leach.
References
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates IâÂÂXXIV. (Anolis leachii, pp. 29âÂÂ30).
- Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1837). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome quatrième [Volume 4]. Paris: Roret. ii + 571 pp. (Anolis leachii, new species, pp. 152âÂÂ156).
- (2019). "Barbuda Bank Tree Anole (Anolis leachii) on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands". IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians 26 (1): 79.
- Schwartz A, (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Anolis bimaculatus leachi, pp. 70âÂÂ71).