Anolis porcatus

Anolis porcatus, the Cuban green anole, is a species of anole lizard that is native to Cuba, but has been introduced to Florida,[2] the Dominican Republic,[3] São Paulo,[4] and Tenerife.[2]

Cuban green anole
In Cuba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. porcatus
Binomial name
Anolis porcatus
Gray, 1840

The Cuban green anole is part of the A. carolinensis group of anoles.[2]

A. carolinensis (Carolina anole) has been found to regularly hybridize with A. porcatus individuals in Southern Florida[5]. A 2022 study found there to be asymmetric introgression of certain A. porcatus alleles within the population of hybrid individuals, three of which were found to be significantly associated with environmental variables indicative of urbanization[5]. It remains uncertain as to how this admixture of invasive alleles between A. carolinensis and A. porcatus will affect the conservation of the species going forward[5]. Not all admixture from invasive populations should be viewed as a negative outcome, and adaptive introgression as a result of hybridization with an ecologically robust invasive population might facilitate the long-term survival of native populations otherwise unable to adapt to anthropogenic global change[5].

References
  1. Fong, A. (2020). "Anolis porcatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T203887A2772031. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T203887A2772031.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Anolis porcatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 January 2016.
  3. Powell, Robert; Jolley, Martin L.; Taylor, Carl V.; Parmerlee, John S.; Smith, Donald D. (1990). "Range expansion by an introduced anole: Anolis porcatus in the Dominican Republic". Amphibia-Reptilia. 11 (4): 421–425. doi:10.1163/156853890X00113.
  4. Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (24 March 2017). "Anolis porcatus, a species native to Cuba, has been identified in several areas near the Port of Santos on the São Paulo coast". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  5. DeVos, Tyler; Bock, Dan; Kolbe, Jason (March 8, 2022). "Rapid introgression of invasive alleles following hybridization between a native Anolis lizard species and a cryptic invader across an urban landscape". doi:10.22541/au.164719047.72946272/v1. Retrieved May 5, 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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