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
CaribbeanLesser 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.[4]
It is unusual among anoles in having a voice; it can make a squeaking noise when it is caught.[5]
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 ". The
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T75085326A75171826.
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/75085326/75171826. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
^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.)
^For description of variability, see Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean,
Macmillan Education Ltd., pp. 89–91,
ISBN0-333-69141-5.