Anolis marmoratus Duméril and Bibron 1837

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Continent: Caribbean South-America
Distribution: Lesser Antilles: Guadeloupe, Ile Desecheo Saintes, La Desirade, French Guiana (introduced)  marmoratus: Guadeloupe: plain of Capesterre in southeastern Basse-Terre; intergrades with A. m. alliaceus, A. m. girafus, and A. m. speciosus.   alliaceus (HOLOTYPE BMNH 1946.8.28.96): central highlands in the Basse-Terre portion of Guadeloupe; intergrades with A. m. girafus, A. m. setosus, and A. m. speciosus.   caryae (HOLOTYPE MCZ 70666): Terre-de-Bas, Îles des Saintes; intergrades with A. m. terraealtae; introduced at Cayenne, Guiane Française.  chrysops (HOLOTYPE MCZ 70649): Terre-de-Haut and Terre-de-Bas, Îles de Petite Terre.   desiradei (HOLOTYPE MCZ 71068): La Désirade; intergrades with A. m. inornatus.   girafus (HOLOTYPE MCZ 71259): leeward coast of Basse-Terre portion of Guadeloupe, from vicinity of Malendure and adjacent Ilets de Pigeon, south to Ballif; intergrades with A. m. setosus.   inornatus (HOLOTYPE MCZ 71036): northern Grande-Terre; Ilet Macou; intergrades with A. m. speciosus.   kahouannensis (HOLOTYPE MCZ 70791): Îlet-à-Kahouanne and Tête-à-Anglais.   setosus (HOLOTYPE MCZ 70813): northern coast of Basse-Terre portion of Guadeloupe from vicinity of Deshaies to Ste.-Rose; intergrades with A. m. speciosus.   speciosus (LECTOTYPE MCZ 6172): southwestern portion of Grande-Terre portion of Guadeloupe, onto isthmus connecting Grande-Terre and Basse-Terre; Ilet du Cochons, Ilet du Gosier, Ilet Christophe. Introduced to French Guiana (HOOGMOED, pers. comm.).  
Type locality: Martinique (in error); revised to Capesterre on the Basse-Terreportion of Guadeloupe by Lazell, 1964.

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Leopard anole:

The leopard anole or Guadeloupean anole (Anolis marmoratus) is a species of anole that is endemic to the islands of Guadeloupe, in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.

Six former subspecies have been elevated to species status: A. ferreus, A. terraealtae, A.kahouannensis, A.chrysops, A.caryae and A.desiradei. Of the currently accepted subspecies five live on the island of Basse-terre and two on the island of Grande-Terre.[1]

List of current subspecies[edit]

The following is a table showing the description and geographical distribution of all the currently accepted subspecies of Anolis marmoratus.[1][2]

name description distribution

Anolis marmoratus marmoratus

 Adult males are green shading to blue on the tail and yellow-green on the limbs. The head is deep blue-green, the neck and the orbital area are marbled with orange, the dewlap is orange-yellow with yellow scales Capesterre in the southeast of Basse-Terre.

Anolis marmoratus giraffus

 Head and neck are grey brown with green-blue trunk and tail,black barring and yellow reticulations on head and neck .Dewlap is yellow with white scales West coast of Basse-Terre.

Anolis marmoratus setosus

 Head an neck grey brown and thorax is brown,the trunk is green fading to blue and then greyish brown on the tail.The dewlap is yellow with greenish scales.Row of conical neck scales. North-west coast of Basse-Terre.

Anolis marmoratus speciosus

 Trunk and abdomen bright green fading to bluish green on the tail,orbital area is sky blue,head and neck area may be heavily blotched with electric blue.Dewlap is yellow with green-grey scales Southern area of Grande-Terre as well as south-east region of Basse-Terre.

Anolis marmoratus inornatus

 Trunk and abdomen are green with blue tail,head neck and orbital area are brown.Dewlap is yellow with whitish scales. (photo shown is an A.marmoratus inornatus x speciosus hybrid) Northern erea of GrandeTerre.

Anolis marmoratus alliaceus (male breeding with female of A. m inornatus)

 Superficially similar to A.marmoratus giraffus,Head is bright olive green fading to electric green on the neck and body,the tail is electric blue.A number of black spots dot the head and abdomen,spots may be surrounded by yellow rings.The dewlap is yellow-orange with yellow green scales. Rainforests in the interior of Basse-Terre,confirmed up to 743 metres above sea level on Morne à Louis.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Julienne Ng (May 14, 2013). "Divergence and Speciation in the Lesser Antilles". Anole Annals.org. WordPress. Retrieved 2 June 2013. 
  2. ^ Pierre Legreneur (April 7, 2012). "The Anoles Of Guadeloupe". Anole Annals.orrg. WordPress. Retrieved 2 June 2013. 
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Original Published Description Holotype Paratype Synonyms

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Introduced to French Guiana, and some reports from Dominica.

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