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Guadeloupe Anole

Anolis marmoratus Duméril & Bibron, 1837

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

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Open encyclopedia reference

Anolis marmoratus, commonly known as the leopard anole, Guadeloupe anole, or Guadeloupean anole, is a species of anole that is endemic to the islands of Guadeloupe, in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.

Five former subspecies have been elevated to species status: A. ferreus, A. terraealtae, A.kahouannensis, A.chrysops, and A.desiradei.

Of the currently accepted leopard anole subspecies, five live on the island of Basse-Terre and two on the island of Grande-Terre. The validity of these subspecies has been questioned as there is extensive intergradation between them and the species shows extreme variability in its appearance; both between regions and individually in the same region. This has possibly been enhanced by habitats changes by humans (allowing populations to easier come into contact with each other) and translocations of individuals. Most leopard anoles do not clearly match the typically recognized subspecies. Genetic studies confirm that strong assortative mating between the different populations does not exist, despite their distinct differences in appearance and them having separated about 650,000 years ago (confidence interval starting at 351,000 years).

Wikipedia contributors, Anolis marmoratus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:54:47.453877+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name: Anolis marmoratus Duméril & Bibron, 1837
Name authority: Duméril & Bibron, 1837
Common name: Guadeloupe Anole
Rank: species
Accepted status: accepted
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anolidae
Genus: Anolis
Extinction status: Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
subphylumVertebrata
infraphylumGnathostomata
parvphylumOsteichthyes
megaclassTetrapoda
classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
suborderIguania
familyAnolidae
genusAnolis
speciesAnolis marmoratus Duméril & Bibron, 1837

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Anolis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Species	Classification	Source status
Blue-lipped forest anoleAnolis bombiceps Cope, 1875	AnolidaeChordata	Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Branch AnoleAnolis birama Garrido, 1990	AnolidaeChordata	Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hummelinck's AnoleAnolis blanquillanus Hummelinck, 1940	AnolidaeChordata	Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cuban Variegated AnoleAnolis bremeri Barbour, 1914	AnolidaeChordata	Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ayala's AnoleAnolis calimae Ayala, Harris & Williams, 1983	AnolidaeChordata	Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Anolis anatoloros Ugueto, Rivas, Barros, Sánchez-Pacheco & García-Pérez, 2007	AnolidaeChordata	Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chiapas Ornate AnoleAnolis anisolepis Smith, Burley & Fritts, 1968	AnolidaeChordata	Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bay Islands AnoleAnolis bicaorum (Köhler, 1996)	AnolidaeChordata	Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Boulenger's AnoleAnolis apollinaris Boulenger, 1919	AnolidaeChordata	Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Panther AnoleAnolis bimaculatus (Sparrman, 1784)	AnolidaeChordata	Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Giant Green AnoleAnolis biporcatus (Wiegmann, 1834)	AnolidaeChordata	Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Odd AnoleAnolis dissimilis Williams, 1965	AnolidaeChordata	Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded name	Source status
Anolis speciosus Garman, 1888 Garman, 1888	synonym
Anolis alliaceus Cope, 1864 Cope, 1864	synonym
Anolis speciosus Garman, 1887 Garman, 1887	synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Lesser Antilles: Guadeloupe, Ile Desecheo Saintes, La Desirade,

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=marmoratus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:5V5PY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.