Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of pleurodont lacertilians, usually referred to the family Iguanidœ, consisting of small American lizards which have palatal as well as maxillary teeth, toes somewhat like those of the gecko, an inflatable throat, and colors changeable as in the chameleon, which in some respects they represent in America.
- noun [lowercase] A lizard of the genus Anolis; an anoli.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Zoöl.) A genus of lizards which belong to the family
Iguanidæ . They take the place in the New World of the chameleons in the Old, and in America are often calledchameleons .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun New World chameleons
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Examples
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Endemic mammals and reptiles include several species of hutia (Capromys spp) found in Cuba, and the anolis lizard (Anolis spp.).
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Was "twig anolis" specified from the beginning on each island?
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Very similar morphological forms have evolved on different islands (e.g. ground dwelling species, small twig anolis, giant anolis, etc), but genetic analysis suggests that on each island, the different forms share a common ancestor.
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Did the designer independently tweak an ancestral anolis on each island to generate the different ecotypes?
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Two species of endemic reptiles have also been identified, anolis lizard Norops townsendii and gecko Sphaerodactylus pacificus.
Isla del Coco Marine and Terrestrial Conservation Area, Costa Rica 2008
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The two existing species of land reptiles, the anolis lizard (Norops townsendii) and the gecko (Sphaerodactylus pacificus), are endemic.
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They act to some extent as suckers, and enable the anolis to climb the perpendicular faces of rocks, or even to hang from the under side of a branch.
Chatterbox, 1905. Various
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This family is nearly related to that of the iguanas; but whereas some of the iguanas attain a length of five or six feet, the anolis is always small.
Chatterbox, 1905. Various
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It has many resemblances to the anolis just described, being small, slender, and active.
Chatterbox, 1905. Various
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At first sight we should be inclined to think that these little swellings near the tips of the toes would be rather an inconvenience to the anolis, by impeding its movements.
Chatterbox, 1905. Various
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