Martinique Anole

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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.

Anolis roquet shows differences in color and body shape across Martinique, depending on where it lives, which reflects adaptation to local environments and some separation between populations. 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.

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

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.

Wikipedia contributors, Anolis roquet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:57:19.049310+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name

Anolis roquet (Bonnaterre, 1789)

Name authority

(Bonnaterre, 1789)

Common name

Martinique 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.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
7. megaclassTetrapoda
8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
10. suborderIguania
11. familyAnolidae
12. genusAnolis
13. speciesAnolis roquet (Bonnaterre, 1789)

Close classified relatives

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

Browse 395 records assigned to Anolidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Documented distribution

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

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.

1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=roquet 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:87NY6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.