New size record for the Cuban Giant Blue Anole, <i>Anolis equestris cyaneus</i> (Squamata: Dactyloidae)

A nolis equestris cyaneus (Squamata: Dactyloidae) is a sub- species of the Cuban Giant Anole restricted to Coco Key, Ciego de vila Province, Cuba (Garrido et al. 2001), where it inhabits the forests of the Ecological Reserve "Centro Oeste Cayo Coco" (Zulueta-Villaurrutia et al. 2022).This taxon is one of three blue Giant Anoles in the Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago, and is the least studied of all subspecies in the complex.Only the original description (Garrido et al. 2001) included sizes of individuals, and all were <165 mm SVL.We herein report a new size record for A. e. cyaneus.At 1033 h on 22 April 2024, we captured an adult male A. e. cyaneus perched at a height of 190 cm on the trunk of an Almcigo Tree (Bursera simaruba) in coastal microphyllous evergreen forest (22.3217, -78.2240).Snout-vent length was 180 mm, tail length 277 mm, total length 457 mm, head length 45.7 mm, and head width 27.9 mm (Fig. 1).After taking measurements, the lizard was released unharmed on the tree where it was initially observed.Protected area personnel are continuing ecological studies of this subspecies.However, as of now, this individual constitutes a size record for the subspecies, exceeding by 16 cm the total length of the holotype.