Anolis hendersoni, also known commonly as Henderson's anole and the La Selle long-snouted anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to the island of Hispaniola. There are two recognized subspecies.
Etymology The specific name, hendersoni, is in honor of American malacologist John Brooks Henderson Jr. (Anolis hendersoni, p. 121)
Geographic range A. hendersoni is found in southern Haiti, and in adjacent southwestern Dominican Republic.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of A. hendersoni is forest, at altitudes from sea level to .
Description Small for its genus, A. hendersoni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 5 cm (almost 2 inches).
Reproduction A. hendersoni is oviparous.
Subspecies There are two subspecies that are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Anolis hendersoni hendersoni Anolis hendersoni ravidormitans
References
Further reading (Anolis hendersoni, new species) (Anolis hendersoni ravidormitans, new subspecies) (Anolis hendersoni, p. 275) (Anolis hendersoni, p. 95)