Anolis roquet

Anolis roquet
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. roquet
Binomial name
	Anolis roquet; (Lacépède, 1788)
Subspecies
	6, see text
Synonyms
	Lacerta roquet Lacépède, 1788; Anolis martinicensis Suckow, 1798; Anolis cepedii Merrem, 1820; Anolis goudotii ; A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837; Anolis alligator ; A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837; Dactyloa goudotii – Fitzinger, 1843 (fide Boulenger, 1885); Ptychonotus fasciatus Fitzinger, 1843 (fide Boulenger, 1885); Anolis roquet – Ruthven, 1923;

Anolis roquet, also called Martinique anole, Martinique's anole, or savannah anole, is a species of anole lizard. It is endemic to the island of Martinique, located in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.

It varies in body size, shape, scalation, and coloration. Its dorsal surface ranges from green to gray-green, brown, or gray brown, with some populations also having areas of blue-green color. Its ventral and dewlap colors also vary. Its markings include dark marbling, spots, and chevrons; and light markings including flank stripes.^[3]

It is unusual among anoles in having a voice; it can make a squeaking noise when it is caught.^[4]

Juvenile
Adult

The subspecies are:

Anolis roquet roquet (Lacépède, 1788)
Anolis roquet caracoli Lazell, 1972
Anolis roquet majolgris Lazell, 1972
Anolis roquet salinei Lazell, 1972
Anolis roquet summus Lazell, 1972
Anolis roquet zebrilus Lazell, 1972

The Barbados anole (A. extremus) was formerly included here as another subspecies.

References

^ Dewynter, M.; Powell, R.; Daltry, J.C.; Mahler, D.L. (2020). "Anolis roquet". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T75085326A75171826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T75085326A75171826.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
^ Schwartz, Albert; Richard Thomas (1975). "Anolis roquet". A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. pp. 99–100.
^ For description of variability, see Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. Macmillan Education Ltd. pp. 89–91. ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
^ Malhotra & Thorpe 1999, p. 91.

External links

"Anolis roquet (Lacépède 1788)". Encyclopedia of Life. National Museum of Natural History.

"Anolis roquet". Reptile Database.
Contrasting dynamics in secondary contact zones of Anolis roquet in north-eastern Martinique

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[1] Dewynter, M.; Powell, R.; Daltry, J.C.; Mahler, D.L. (2020). "Anolis roquet". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T75085326A75171826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T75085326A75171826.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

[2] Schwartz, Albert; Richard Thomas (1975). "Anolis roquet". A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. pp. 99–100.

[3] For description of variability, see Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. Macmillan Education Ltd. pp. 89–91. ISBN 0-333-69141-5.

[4] Malhotra & Thorpe 1999, p. 91.

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