“…However, until this recent discovery, its presence on any island of the central coast of Quintana Roo remained unknown. This constitutes the second recorded instance of a reptile species inhabiting this specific region of the Mexican Caribbean, with only a single record of the Cuban anole (Norops sagrei) existing for Cayo Culebras (González-Sánchez et al, 2023). This finding helps bridge the gap in the known distribution records between the northern and southern coastal populations within the Mexican Caribbean.…”