Cuban Green Anole Click Beetle vs Trinidad Bark Mantis

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Cuban Green Anole Click Beetle Trinidad Bark Mantis
Scientific Name Alaus myops Liturgusa trinidadensis
Order Coleoptera Mantodea
Family Elateridae Liturgusidae
Size 25-45 mm 20-28 mm
Habitat Woodlands Forests
Diet Wood Feeders Wood Feeders
Regions Cuba, Caribbean Trinidad and Tobago
Conservation Not Evaluated Data Deficient

Cuban Green Anole Click Beetle

A large click beetle found in Cuba and the Caribbean with prominent false eyespots. It can launch itself into the air with an audible click.

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Did You Know?

Its clicking mechanism can launch it up to 30 centimeters into the air to escape predators.

Trinidad Bark Mantis

A rare bark mantis known only from the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. It is one of the few bark mantis species found on Caribbean islands.

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Did You Know?

Its island isolation makes it one of the most geographically restricted bark mantis species.