Anolis bimaculatus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	POLYCHROTIDAE

Scientific Name:

Anolis bimaculatus

Species Authority:

(Sparrman, 1784)

Common Name/s:

English

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Panther Anole, St. Eustatius Anole

Synonym/s:

Anolis edwardsii Merrem, 1820

Anolis mayeri Fowler, 1918

Anolius reticulatus Gray, 1840

Ctenonotus bimaculatus (Sparrman, 1784)

Lacerta bimaculata Sparrman, 1784

Xiphosurus bimaculata (Sparrman, 1784)

Taxonomic Notes:

Anolis leachi Dumeril & Bibron (1837) of Antigua and Barbuda is sometimes considered a subspecies of A. bimaculatus (G. Mayer pers. comm. 2010). However, it is not included as part of this account.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2011
Assessor/s:	de Queiroz, K. & Mayer, G.C.
Reviewer/s:	Bohm, M, Collen, B. & Ram, M.
Contributor/s:	De Silva, R., Milligan, HT, Wearn, O.R., Wren, S., Zamin, T., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Lewis, S., Lintott, P. & Powney, G.
Justification: Anolis bimaculatus is listed as Least Concern. Although this species has a restricted range, it is not currently impacted by any major threat processes, has been noted as abundant, and is unlikely to be undergoing population declines. However, as this species has a restricted range, monitoring is recommended to ensure that population numbers do not decline in the future.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species has a restricted range in the Lesser Antilles, on the islands of St. Eustatius, St. Christopher, and Nevis (Schwartz and Henderson 1991). It has an estimated extent of occurrence of 282 km² (total area of all three islands). It occurs between sea level and 335 m above sea level.
Countries:	Native: Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Population [top]

Population:	The population density of this species, on St. Eustatius, was reported as 2,220-3,000 per hectare (Henderson and Powell 1999).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species inhabits a range of habitats from natural shrubland such as xeric scrub and Ficus trees to anthropogenic environments such as urban areas and plantations.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species currently has no major threats affecting it. The islands on which the species occurs are low lying and therefore not subject to hurricane overwash (G. Mayer pers. comm. 2010).

Major Threat(s):

This species currently has no major threats affecting it. The islands on which the species occurs are low lying and therefore not subject to hurricane overwash (G. Mayer pers. comm. 2010).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. As this species has a restricted range, it should be monitored to ensure that population numbers do not decline in the future.

Conservation Actions:

There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. As this species has a restricted range, it should be monitored to ensure that population numbers do not decline in the future.

Citation:	de Queiroz, K. & Mayer, G.C. 2011. Anolis bimaculatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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