Anolis distichus

Cope, 1861 · species

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Animalia/Chordata/Squamata/Dactyloidae/Anolis

At a glance

Occurrence records6 255

Data sources8

Biological traits4

DNA specimens3

eDNA detections2

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Anolis distichus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility6 255 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page6 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources4 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF6 255 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries2 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD3 specimens

Genome at a glanceGoaT · TreeOfSex2n = 34

01Narrative

Anolis distichus, the bark anole, North Caribbean bark anole, or Hispaniolan gracile anole, is a species of anole lizard () native to Hispaniola (both the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and the Bahamas, and introduced to Florida, where it was first recorded in 1946.Anolis distichus, Wildherps It spends most its time on tree trunks. There are several subspecies and it is highly variable in color. Its body ranges from gray-brown to green, and the dewlap is cream-white, over yellow and orange to red. In Florida, most are gray-brown with a cream-white (pale yellow) dewlap, but more greenish individuals with a yellow-edged red dewlap also occur. It is a fairly small anole, reaching up to 12.7 cm in length.Schwartz, A. (1968). Geographic Variation in Anolis distichus Cope (Lacertilia, Iguanidae) in the Bahama Islands and Hispaniola. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 137: 255-309.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesAmnioteDB

Size & morphology3

Body mass3.1 g

Body mass (male)3.1 g

SVL4.96 cm

Life cycle & reproduction1

Incubation45.5 days

05DNA & barcoding3 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Anolis distichus has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens3

BINs3

Marker genes1

eDNA detections2

Countries2

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-5P

animal barcode

06Genome at a glanceGoaT · TreeOfSex

The complete instruction manual Anolis distichus carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 34 n = 17

Chromosome records34–342n range34median34mode4records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 344×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database · GoaT · Tree of Sex Database · TreeOfSex · vert

GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database — ↗

GoaT · Tree of Sex Database — ↗

TreeOfSex · vert — Gorman G.C., Atkins L. (1969) The zoo geography of lesser Antillean Anolis lizards an analysis based upon chromosomes and lactic dehydrogenases. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 138: 53-80. ↗

07Deep time~20 Ma lineage

How far back this lineage goes — and how we know. Everything here is measured in Ma, short for “mega-annum”: millions of years ago. The chart reads left to right like a calendar of the Earth, from the deep past on the left to today at the right edgetop to bottom like a core drilled through the Earth, from the deep past at the top down to today at the bottom.

At a glance

DNA clock origin20 Ma TimeTree

When this lineage existed

How to read this: the coloured strip along the bottomdown the left is the geological calendar — the standard epochs (Pliocene, Pleistocene…) every museum uses, shown so you can see which chapter of Earth's history this lineage lived in. This lineage is a young one, so the strip is zoomed in to epochs — the finer subdivisions inside a period. The orange marker is the DNA clock: DNA accumulates mutations at a roughly steady rate, so comparing this species' DNA with its relatives estimates when the lineage split off — independently of any fossil.

DNA clock origin

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type6 255 records

Wild obs. + sensor4 021

Museum / vouchered2 222

Fossil5

Other7

Origin

Native106

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO5 012 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy86% within 1 km

≤100 m 2 336≤1 km 711≤10 km 189>10 km 299

3 535 georeferenced · 486 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor4 021

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy48% within 1 km

≤100 m 522≤1 km 171≤10 km 701>10 km 63

1 457 georeferenced · 765 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence2 222

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions12 of 19 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Cambridge, US	1 147
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record	360
Wuzhou, CN	209
Washington, US	173
Ann Arbor, US	101
Los Angeles, US	98
München, DE	41
Berkeley, US	31
Philadelphia, US	27
New Haven, US	8
EL PASO, US	7
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record	7
CASlocation not on record	5
ASNHClocation not on record	1
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record	1
Ohio State University - Reptile Division, Columbus, OH (OSUM)location not on record	1
	1
Fort Hays State University, Sternberg Museumlocation not on record	1
South Kensington, GB	1

19 institutions · 2 220 of 2 222 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Anolis distichus was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found2

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 2 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median26.5 °C 26.4–26.6

Seasonal swing summer↔winter2.80 °C

Max temp (day)29.4 °C 28.7–30.0

Min temp (night)24.0 °C 23.7–24.3

Precipitation177 mm/mo 151–202

Air humidity67.2 % 65.3–69.1

Moisture balance1.20 mm/mo -30.4–32.7

Vapour deficit1,135 Pa 1,060–1,210

Wind speed1.50 m/s 1.20–1.80

Cloud cover27.5 % 27.5–27.6

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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Anolis distichus

At a glance

Sources8 archives

Size & morphology3

Life cycle & reproduction1

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

At a glance

When this lineage existed

Record type6 255 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions12 of 19 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type6 255 records