Novedades sobre la distribución del lagarto endémico Anolis bartschi (Sauria: Dactyloidae)

Abstract

The distribution records enable ecologist to manage species population for conservation, specially endemic and threatened species. The genus Anolis is represented in Cuba by 64 species, most of it endemic. One of the most habitat-restricted species is Anolis bartschi, this species inhabits crevices and walls on karstic hills in Sierra de los Organos, Pinar del Rio province. In this paper we offer new distribution records of A. bartschi. We review the bibliographic records available since 1958 to 2018. In addition, we visited, at least once, 45 localities at Sierra de los Organos since 2014 to 2018. We report 23 new localities for A. bartschi and we corroborate that the distribution of this species is limited to the karstic elevations of Sierra de los Organos. An assessing of the species population is needed to establish a conservation protocol to reduce human impact in this lizard populations, especially those that are beyond the limits of the protected areas of the province, because are the most vulnerable to habitat modification.