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IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 26(2):115–116 • AUG 2019 Cuban Blue Anole (Anolis allisoni ) Copulation Interrupted by Another Male Rafael Borroto-Páez 1 and Denise Reyes Pérez 2 1 Sociedad Cubana de Zoología, AP 11900, La Habana, Cuba ([email protected]) 2 Instituto de Geografía Tropical, Calle F entre 13 y 15, Vedado, La Habana, Cuba 115 IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY Copyright © 2019. Rafael Borroto-Páez. All rights reserved. WWW.IRCF.ORG/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANSJOURNAL T he Cuban Blue Anole (Anolis allisoni Barbour 1928), is an abundant species with a wide distribution across much of Cuba — absent only in the extreme west in Pinar del Rio Province and the western part of Artemisa Province (Rodriguez- Schettino 2013). This species also occurs along the Caribbean coast on the Islas de la Bahia (Honduras), Isla Cozumel (Mexico), and the offshore islands of Belize (Henderson and Powell 2009). It also has been introduced in Florida (Krysko et al. 2015). The species often functions as a human commensal and frequently is encountered in buildings and gardens. Despite its abundance, its ecology and reproductive behavior has not been thoroughly studied. Ruibal (1967) described courtship, Silva-Lee (1982) determined that maximum reproductive activ- ity occurred during the rainy season, and Kwet (1995) observed several females in a single male’s territory. In the coastal region near the towns of Marti, Matanzas Province, and Corralillo, Villa Clara Province, A. allisoni is almost ubiquitous in residential gardens, buildings, and cul- tivated areas. In Ategorrieta (22°56’20”N, 80°56’58”W), 2 km W of Marti, we observed a male interrupting a pair of anoles in copulation. At about 0940 h on 6 August 2014, we observed a pair of mating A. allisoni with the male holding the female and remaining essentially motionless for 10–15 min- utes (Fig. 1A). Another male left a perpendicular wall about 3 m away and approached the copulating pair, moving in inter- vals interrupted by pauses of several seconds (Fig. 1B). Once it was within 25 cm (Fig. 1C), the “intruder” attacked and bit the copulating male twice (Fig. 1D–E), causing it to release the female. All three lizards subsequently left, all moving in different directions. Although we considered the male in copula to be the resi- dent and the attacking male an “intruder,” we could not con- firm that. However, the fact that the “intruder” came from a distance of more than 3 m lends some supports to the supposi- Fig. 1. A pair of Cuban Blue Anoles (Anolis allisoni) in copula (A) approached by a presumptive “intruder” (B–C) that attacks and bites the “resident” male (D–E), effectively interrupting mating. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians ISSN 1098-6324
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IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 26(2):115–116 • AUG 2019
Cuban Blue Anole (Anolis allisoni) Copulation Interrupted by Another Male
Rafael Borroto-Páez1 and Denise Reyes Pérez2
1Sociedad Cubana de Zoología, AP 11900, La Habana, Cuba ([email protected])2Instituto de Geografía Tropical, Calle F entre 13 y 15, Vedado, La Habana, Cuba
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IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • VOL15, NO 4 • DEC 2008 189TABLE OF CONTENTS
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
F E A T U R E A R T I C L E S
Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) in Wisconsin: On the Road to Understanding the Ecology and Conservation of the Midwest’s Giant Serpent ...................... Joshua M. Kapfer 190
The Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans on Grenada: A Hypothetical Excursion ............................................................................................................................Robert W. Henderson 198
R E S E A R C H A R T I C L E S
The Texas Horned Lizard in Central and Western Texas ....................... Emily Henry, Jason Brewer, Krista Mougey, and Gad Perry 204 The Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) in Florida
.............................................Brian J. Camposano, Kenneth L. Krysko, Kevin M. Enge, Ellen M. Donlan, and Michael Granatosky 212
C O N S E R V A T I O N A L E R T
World’s Mammals in Crisis ............................................................................................................................................................. 220 More Than Mammals ...................................................................................................................................................................... 223 The “Dow Jones Index” of Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................................... 225
H U S B A N D R Y
Captive Care of the Central Netted Dragon ....................................................................................................... Shannon Plummer 226
P R O F I L E
Kraig Adler: A Lifetime Promoting Herpetology ................................................................................................ Michael L. Treglia 234
C O M M E N T A R Y
The Turtles Have Been Watching Me ........................................................................................................................ Eric Gangloff 238
B O O K R E V I E W
Threatened Amphibians of the World edited by S.N. Stuart, M. Hoffmann, J.S. Chanson, N.A. Cox, R. Berridge, P. Ramani, and B.E. Young .............................................................................................................. Robert Powell 243
CONSERVATION RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Conservation Research Reports ................................. 245 NATURAL HISTORY RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Reports on Natural History ................................. 247 NEWBRIEFS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 248 EDITORIAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 251 FOCUS ON CONSERVATION: A Project You Can Support ............................................................................................... 252
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The Cuban Blue Anole (Anolis allisoni Barbour 1928), is an abundant species with a wide distribution across much
of Cuba — absent only in the extreme west in Pinar del Rio Province and the western part of Artemisa Province (Rodriguez-Schettino 2013). This species also occurs along the Caribbean coast on the Islas de la Bahia (Honduras), Isla Cozumel (Mexico), and the offshore islands of Belize (Henderson and Powell 2009). It also has been introduced in Florida (Krysko et al. 2015). The species often functions as a human commensal and frequently is encountered in buildings and gardens. Despite its abundance, its ecology and reproductive behavior has not been thoroughly studied. Ruibal (1967) described courtship, Silva-Lee (1982) determined that maximum reproductive activ-ity occurred during the rainy season, and Kwet (1995) observed several females in a single male’s territory. In the coastal region near the towns of Marti, Matanzas Province, and Corralillo, Villa Clara Province, A. allisoni is
almost ubiquitous in residential gardens, buildings, and cul-tivated areas. In Ategorrieta (22°56’20”N, 80°56’58”W), 2 km W of Marti, we observed a male interrupting a pair of anoles in copulation. At about 0940 h on 6 August 2014, we observed a pair of mating A. allisoni with the male holding the female and remaining essentially motionless for 10–15 min-utes (Fig. 1A). Another male left a perpendicular wall about 3 m away and approached the copulating pair, moving in inter-vals interrupted by pauses of several seconds (Fig. 1B). Once it was within 25 cm (Fig. 1C), the “intruder” attacked and bit the copulating male twice (Fig. 1D–E), causing it to release the female. All three lizards subsequently left, all moving in different directions. Although we considered the male in copula to be the resi-dent and the attacking male an “intruder,” we could not con-firm that. However, the fact that the “intruder” came from a distance of more than 3 m lends some supports to the supposi-
Fig. 1. A pair of Cuban Blue Anoles (Anolis allisoni) in copula (A) approached by a presumptive “intruder” (B–C) that attacks and bites the “resident” male (D–E), effectively interrupting mating.
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tion that it was not the resident. Both males were of comparable size, with the “resident” only slightly larger. When we described the event to local residents, they indicated that this sometimes happens, suggesting that this is not a rare occurrence. Parmerlee et al. (1992) described similar behavior in an introduced population of Anolis porcatus in the Dominican Republic, but the males involved were less aggressive. Implications of such aggressive intraspecific male-male behav-ior are unknown but a complex behavior with an apparently high energetic cost is presumably related to the defense and potential usurpation of territories and resident females.
AcknowledgementWe thank Boris A. Fabres, Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC), for reviewing an early version of the man-uscript and providing useful suggestion that improved it.
Literature CitedHenderson, R.W. and R. Powell. 2009. Natural History of West Indian Reptiles and
Amphibians. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Krysko, K.L., C.A. MacKenzie-Krysko, L.L. Connor, Y.U. Alfonso, and L.P. Nunez. 2015. The Cuban Blue Anole, Anolis allisoni Barbour 1928 (Squamata: Dactyloidae), a new nonnative lizard introduced to Florida. Reptiles & Amphibians 22: 128–131.
Kwet, A. 1995. Amphibien und reptilian auf Kuba. Die Aquarien- und Terrarien Zeitschrift (DATZ) 48: 662–665.
Parmerlee, J.S., Jr., R. Powell, D.D. Smith, and A. Lathrop. 1992. Unusual behav-ior in the Cuban Green Anole, Anolis porcatus (Sauria: Polychridae). Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 27: 118.
Rodríguez Schettino, L., C.A. Mancina, and V. Rivalta. 2013. Reptiles of Cuba: Checklist and geographic distributions. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service 144: 1–96.
Ruibal, R. 1967. Evolution and behavior in West Indian Anoles, pp 116–140. In: W.W. Milstead (ed.), Lizard Ecology. A Symposium. University of Missouri Press, Columbia, Missouri.
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