Audantia
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Dickkopfanolis ( Audantia cybotes ) |
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Audantia is a genus of medium-sized lizards from the group of iguanas that occurs on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and the surrounding smaller islands. The genus was named in honor of André Audant, a zoologist at the Haiti State Agricultural School, whocaughtthe type specimens of the genus.
features
Audantia species are small lizards and reach head-to-trunk lengths of 5.7 to 7.9 cm (males) and 4.9 to 6.6 cm (females). The monophyly of the genus is supported by a total of 102 apomorphies , 13 of which are molecular biological and 89 morphological. The morphological include the parietal eye in the bone suture between the parietal bone and the frontal bone , the arrow-shaped interclavicle, a bone that connects the actual clavicle with the breastbone (sternum), 3 or 4 lumbar vertebrae and 6 to 7 caudal vertebrae in front of the first vertebra capable of autotomy . The caudal vertebrae in front of the first autotomy-capable vertebra have transverse processes , followed by several autotomy-capable vertebrae with short, laterally directed processes. The post frontal , a small, paired cover bone of the roof of the skull, may be present or absent. Palatine teeth are usually present. The splenial bone, a small bone in the lower jaw of amphibians and reptiles, is missing. There is no gender dimorphism , i. H. Males and females look alike.
distribution
Audantia species are found on Hispaniola and the surrounding smaller islands.
species
The genus comprises a total of nine species.
- Audantia armouri Cochran, 1934
- Audantia breslini (Schwartz, 1980)
- Audantia cybotes (Cope, 1862)
- Audantia haetiana (Garman, 1888)
- Audantia longitibialis (Noble, 1923)
- Audantia marcanoi (Williams, 1975)
- Audantia shrevei Cochran, 1939
- Audantia strahmi (Schwartz, 1979)
- Audantia whitemani (Williams, 1963)
literature
- Kirsten E. Nicholson, Brian I. Crother, Craig Guyer, Jay M. Savage: It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae) (= Zootaxa . 3477). Magnolia Press, Auckland 2012, ISBN 978-1-77557-010-3 , digital version (PDF; 8.24 MB) .