Oligochaetophagy by Anolis sagrei and nectivory by Anolis porcatus (Squamata: Dactyloidae): new observations
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New field observations confirm that earthworms feeding by Anolis sagrei is most frequent that previously known. On the other hand, observations during the flowering season of the orchids Cattleya lueddemanniana and Guarianthe skinneri, in three consecutive winters (2019, 2020, 2021), clearly showed that nectivory by Anolis porcatus is a regular behavior.
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Oligochaeta, Cattleya lueddemanniana, Guarianthe skinneri, lizards, diet, orchids, Cuba, Antilles
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Armas, L. F. de. 2019. Florivory by a Cuban Green Anole, Anolis porcatus (Squamata: Dactyloidae). IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 26 (2): 103–105.
Armas, L. F. de. 2020. Nectar feeding on Cattleya lueddemanniana (Orchidaceae) by the Cuban Green Anole, Anolis porcatus (Squamata: Dactyloidae). IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 27 (2): 239–241.
Armas, L. F. de. 2021. Coprophagy and cannibalism in the Cuban Green Anole, Anolis porcatus Gray, 1840 (Squamata: Dactyloidae). IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 28 (1): 30–31.
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Barrios Valdés, D., L. R. González-Torres y A. Palmarola Bejerano. 2012. Biología de la polinizacion de Leptocereus scopulophilus (Cactaceae) en el Pan de Matanzas, Cuba. Revista del Jardín Botánico Nacional, 32–33: 163–168.
Bègue, J-F., M. Sanchez, C. Michenaeau y J. Fournel. 2014. New record of day geckos feeding on orchid nectar in Reunion Island: can lizards pollinate orchid species. Herpetological Notes, 7: 689–692.
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Henderson, R.W. y R. Powell. 2009. Natural History of West Indian Reptiles and Amphibians. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. 486 pp.
Iturriaga, M. y L. F. de Armas. 2019. Predation of earthworms (Oligochaeta) by Cuban Brown Anoles, Anolis sagrei (Squamata: Dactyloidae). IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 26 (1): 49–50.
Powell, R. y R.W. Henderson. 2008. Urban herpetology in the West Indies (389–404). En: Mitchell, J. C. y R. E. J. Brown (eds.), Urban Herpetology. Herpetological Conservation, vol. 3, Salt Lake City, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.
Rodríguez Schettino, L. 1999. Systematic accounts of the species (104–380). En Rodríguez Schettino, L. (ed.), The Iguanid Lizards of Cuba. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL. 428 pp.
Rodríguez Schettino, L., M. Martínez Reyes y L. V. Moreno García. 1999. Ecology and behavior (36–58). En Rodríguez Schettino, L. (ed.), The Iguanid Lizards of Cuba. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Rose-Smyth, M. C. 2019. Role of a sweet–toothed anole (Anolis conspersus) in orchid pollination (235–241). En Stroud, J. T., A. J. Geneva y J. B. Losos (eds.), Anolis Newsletter VII. Washington University, St. Louis MO.
Valido, A. 2006. Anolis allisoni (Allison’s Anole/Camaleón Azul). Nectar feeding. Herpetology Review, 37: 461.
Armas, L. F. de. 2020. Nectar feeding on Cattleya lueddemanniana (Orchidaceae) by the Cuban Green Anole, Anolis porcatus (Squamata: Dactyloidae). IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 27 (2): 239–241.
Armas, L. F. de. 2021. Coprophagy and cannibalism in the Cuban Green Anole, Anolis porcatus Gray, 1840 (Squamata: Dactyloidae). IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 28 (1): 30–31.
Armas, L. F. de y M. Iturriaga. 2019. The Cuban Green Anole, Anolis porcatus (Squamata: Dactyloidae): catering is the best. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 26 (1): 35–38.
Barrios Valdés, D., L. R. González-Torres y A. Palmarola Bejerano. 2012. Biología de la polinizacion de Leptocereus scopulophilus (Cactaceae) en el Pan de Matanzas, Cuba. Revista del Jardín Botánico Nacional, 32–33: 163–168.
Bègue, J-F., M. Sanchez, C. Michenaeau y J. Fournel. 2014. New record of day geckos feeding on orchid nectar in Reunion Island: can lizards pollinate orchid species. Herpetological Notes, 7: 689–692.
Cajigas Gandia, A., J. Reina Carvajal y J. Torres López. 2018. An instance of nectarivory in a Cuban Green Anole, Anolis porcatus (Squamata: Dactyloidae). IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 25: 37–39.
Henderson, R.W. y R. Powell. 2009. Natural History of West Indian Reptiles and Amphibians. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. 486 pp.
Iturriaga, M. y L. F. de Armas. 2019. Predation of earthworms (Oligochaeta) by Cuban Brown Anoles, Anolis sagrei (Squamata: Dactyloidae). IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 26 (1): 49–50.
Powell, R. y R.W. Henderson. 2008. Urban herpetology in the West Indies (389–404). En: Mitchell, J. C. y R. E. J. Brown (eds.), Urban Herpetology. Herpetological Conservation, vol. 3, Salt Lake City, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.
Rodríguez Schettino, L. 1999. Systematic accounts of the species (104–380). En Rodríguez Schettino, L. (ed.), The Iguanid Lizards of Cuba. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL. 428 pp.
Rodríguez Schettino, L., M. Martínez Reyes y L. V. Moreno García. 1999. Ecology and behavior (36–58). En Rodríguez Schettino, L. (ed.), The Iguanid Lizards of Cuba. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Rose-Smyth, M. C. 2019. Role of a sweet–toothed anole (Anolis conspersus) in orchid pollination (235–241). En Stroud, J. T., A. J. Geneva y J. B. Losos (eds.), Anolis Newsletter VII. Washington University, St. Louis MO.
Valido, A. 2006. Anolis allisoni (Allison’s Anole/Camaleón Azul). Nectar feeding. Herpetology Review, 37: 461.
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de Armas, L. F. (2021). Oligochaetophagy by Anolis sagrei and nectivory by Anolis porcatus (Squamata: Dactyloidae): new observations. Novitates Caribaea, (18), 214–218. https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.vi18.272
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