Anolis fowleri, also known commonly as Fowler's anole and the green-banded anole, is a rare species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic."Anolis fowleri ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=fowleri
Etymology The specific name, fowleri, is in honor of American herpetologist Danny C. Fowler.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Anolis fowler, p. 93).
Geographic range A. fowleri is found in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of A. fowleri is forest, at altitudes of .
Description A. fowleri is moderate-sized for the genus Anolis. Adults may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The body coloration is a camouflage pattern of brown, tan, green, and gray.
Reproduction A. fowleri is oviparous.
References
Further reading Mahler DL (2010). "Natural history observations of two montane anole species from the Dominican Republic". Anolis Newsletter VI: 115–124. ("2. Range extensions and first behavioral observations for Anolis fowleri, a rare montane Dominican endemic", pp. 117–123, Figures 2, 3A, 3B + photograph on p. 124). Nicholson KE, Crother BI, Guyer C, Savage JM (2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Zootaxa 3477: 1–108. (Chamaelinorops fowleri, new combination, p. 30). Schwartz A (1973). "A new species of montane Anolis (Sauria: Iguanidae) from Hispaniola". Annals of Carnegie Museum 44: 183–195. (Anolis fowleri, new species). Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. . (Anolis fowleri, p. 265). Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Anolis fowleri, p. 83).