Anolis garridoi, also known commonly as the Escambray twig anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cuba. www.reptile-database.org.
Etymology The specific name, garridoi, is in honor of Cuban herpetologist Orlando H. Garrido.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Anolis garridoi, p. 98).
Geographic range A. garridoi is found in Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of A. garridoi is savanna, at altitudes of .
Diet A. garridoi preys upon insects.
Reproduction A. garridoi is oviparous.
Taxonomy A. garridoi belongs to the Anolis angusticeps species group.
References
Further reading Díaz LM, Estrada AR, Moreno LV (1996). "A new species of Anolis (Sauria: Iguanidae) from the Sierra de Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba". Caribbean Journal of Science 32 (1): 54–58. (Anolis garridoi, new species).