''Anolis brevirostris'', the desert gracile anole or shortnose anole, is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of lizard in the
family
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Dactyloidae
Dactyloidae are a family of lizards commonly known as anoles () and native to warmer parts of the Americas, ranging from southeastern United States to Paraguay. Instead of treating it as a family, some authorities prefer to treat it as a subfami ...
. The species is found in
Hispaniola
Hispaniola (, also ; es, La EspaƱola; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Ispayola; tnq, Ayiti or Quisqueya) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and th ...
.
["''Anolis brevirostris''". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=brevirostris]
References
Anoles
Reptiles of Haiti
Reptiles of the Dominican Republic
Reptiles described in 1870
Taxa named by Marie Firmin Bocourt
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