Data from: Discovery of a giant chameleon-like lizard (Anolis) on Hispaniola and its significance to understanding replicated adaptive radiations

We report a new chameleon-like Anolis species from Hispaniola that is ecomorphologically similar to congeners found only on Cuba. Lizards from both clades possess short limbs and a short tail and utilize relatively narrow perches, leading us to recognize a novel example of ecomorphological matching among islands in the well-known Greater Antillean anole radiation. This discovery supports the hypothesis that the assembly of island faunas can be substantially deterministic, and highlights the continued potential for basic discovery to reveal new insights in well-studied groups. Restricted to a threatened band of mid-elevation transitional forest near the border of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, this new species appears to be highly endangered.我们报道了一种来自伊斯帕尼奥拉岛（Hispaniola）的类变色龙安乐蜥属（Anolis）新物种，其生态形态学特征与仅分布于古巴的同属物种高度相似。两个演化支的蜥蜴均具有短四肢与短尾，且栖息时偏好利用相对狭窄的栖木，这使得我们在广为人知的大安列斯群岛安乐蜥辐射演化事件中，识别出一例全新的岛屿间生态形态匹配案例。该发现支持了"岛屿动物区系的组建过程在很大程度上具有确定性"这一假说，同时也凸显了基础探索仍可在已被充分研究的类群中揭示全新认知的潜力。该新物种仅分布于多米尼加共和国与海地边境附近一片受威胁的中海拔过渡林带中，目前极有可能已处于高度濒危状态。