Gorman - p. 5 
d. Perhaps surprisingly, the other species of the cristatellus group 
are about equidistant from one another - i.e, the grass anoles (krugi, 
pulchellus, poncensis) are not closer to each other than they are to cooki 
or cristatellus; gundlachi is the outside member of the species group, 
perhaps implying it is the ancestral form, 
e. À. cybotes shows no relationship to the cristatellus group nor to 
any of the other species on Puerto Rico. This confirms an earlier chromo- 
somal study, but does not fit with Etheridge's osteological study. 
f. The chromosomally primitive occultus and cuvieri are very distantly 
related to each other and to all the other species examined in the matrix. 
g. The distinction between the bimaculatus and cristatellus groups is 
very weak. Acutus and evermanni (bimaculatus group, acutus series) are 
closer to members of the cristatellus group than they are to stratulus of 
their own series. Oculatus of the Lesser Antillean bimaculatus group is 
surprisingly close to gundlachi. On the face of the evidence, we would not 
now erect separate species groups, and if we did, the acutus series would 
probably go with cristatellus and not bimaculatus sensu stricto. 
7. Genetic relationships of the Lesser Antillean bimaculatus group. 
Data gathering has been completed but a matrix of relationships not yet 
computed for all Lesser Antillean bimaculatus group members (bimaculatus 
sensu stricto, wattsi and A. acutus). It is clear, however, that some of 
Lazell's 8 presumed ed close relationships are not supported by the genetic 
evidence. A. ferreus and A, marmoratus differ absolutely at at least three 
loci; marmoratus appears to be closer to lividus and nubilus than to ferreus. 
Also, bimaculatus and leachi are very distinct, differing at at least five 
fixed loci. 
8. Mexican anoles. A field trip to Guerrero in August-Sept. 1973 
yielded about six species of anoles, with some ecological and karyotypic 
data emerging. 
Most impressive to one schooled in West Indian anoles is the absolute 
scarcity of specimens, At one locality, with dozens of local children 
aiding in collecting, over a period of two days Gorman's party turned up 
about nine A. adleri. Sceloporus (5 or 6 species) were superabundant in 
this locality, and the children brought them in by the hundreds. 
In the lowlands near Acapulco Gorman obtained three specimens (adult 
males) of a streamlined small grey anole perched on thin branches. It was 
very reminiscent of occultus. 
Hobart Smith identified these as nebulosus but they were much greyer 
and less robust than so-called nebulosus from Alamos (Sonora) and San Blas 
(Nayarit). Incidentally, the latter two differ very significantly in 
karyotype and it is likely that nebulosus is a complex of species (the 
Guerrero specimens unfortunately were not karyotyped). 
