Martinique's anole
| Martinique's anole | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Polychrotidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. roquet |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis roquet (Lacépède, 1788) | |
| Subspecies | |
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Martinique's anole (Anolis roquet), also called 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]
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
- ↑ Schwartz, Albert, and Richard Thomas. 1975. A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 216 pp. (Anolis roquet, pp. 99-100.)
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 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 at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Anolis roquet at the Reptile Database
- Contrasting dynamics in secondary contact zones of Anolis roquet in north-eastern Martinique
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