Identification Key for Anolis
Anolekey 2019.1

 A description of how to use the Anolekey is here. (scroll down for a link to the key)

Photo credits are listed here and with particular photos in the key. Photos in the key may not be used except by permission. Contact listed photographers or [email protected] for permission.

A Lecture/video on how to catch anoles is here.

Justification for recognized species names of Anolis is here. Type descriptions for all recognized species are here.

A list of species of Anolis for which a male dewlap photo is needed for the Anolekey is here:

agassizi, alayoni, alfaroi, altavelensis, altitudinalis, alumina, anatoloros, anfiloquiae, annectens, antioquiae, argillaceus, armouri, baracoae, barbouri, bellipeniculus, bimaculatus, birama, biscutiger, bonairensis, brasiliensis, bremeri, breslini, brunneus, caquetae, carlostoddi, centralis, chlorodius, chrysops, clivicola, cobanensis, confusus, cristifer, cupeyalensis, cuprinus, cyanopleurus, cymbops, darlingtoni, desechensis, distichus [d. distichus: New Providence Island, Bahamas], divius, eladioi, ernestwilliamsi, favillarum, forresti, fugitivus, fungosus, gingivinus, gonavensis, griseus, guafe, guazuma, haetianus, haguei, heteropholidotus, ignigularis, imias, immaculogularis, inderenae, inexpectatus, juangundlanchi, kreutzi, landestoyi, lividus, longiceps, luciae, macilentus, macrophallus, microtus, mirus, monensis, morazani, muralla, nasofrontalis, neblininus, nelsoni, nicefori, oligaspis, oporinus, phyllorhinus, pigmaequestris, pijolense, planiceps, pogus, porcus, prasinorius, properus, propinquus, pseudopachypus, pseudotigrinus, purpurgularis, pygmaeus, ravitergum, rejectus, roatanensis, roosevelti, rubribarbaris, rubribarbus, ruibali, ruizii, sabanus, schwartzi, shrevei, singularis, spectrum, squamulatus, strahmi, tandai, terueli, tetarii, tigrinus, toldo, townsendi, vanidicus, vaupesianus, vescus, vicarius, villai, wattsi, wermuthi, whitemani

If you would like to provide a dewlap photo for the Anolekey, email the photo to [email protected]. Please include information on locality and photographer. Photographers will be fully credited with use, and the photo will be presented according to the above stipulations--i.e., that photos may not be used by outside parties except with explicit permission of the photographer. Supply of photos will constitute permission for use in the key, on this website, and in potential future publications unless otherwise specified (e.g., if you want your photo used only for the key just let me know).

This current, first version of the Anolekey is expected to contain errors. Please help to improve it. Report inaccuracies, difficulties, strange results, and comments to [email protected].

The key may be accessed here.