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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. ferreus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis ferreus (Cope, 1864) | |
| Synonyms | |
Anolis ferreus, the Morne Constant anole, also known as the Marie-Gallant anole, is a species of anole lizard that is endemic to the island of Marie-Galante, which is part of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. It has been recorded as an escapee in Fort Myers, Florida, but does not appear to have become established.
Males can reach 11.9 cm (4.7 in) in snout-to-vent length, while females are significantly smaller, at 6.5 cm (2.6 in). It has a yellow-green dorsal surface, and a blue-gray head with yellow around the eye. Males have prominent tail crests.
It is primarily active during the middle part of the day, retreating to high perches in the late afternoon.
It was formerly considered a subspecies of A. marmoratus.
See also
References
- Daltry, J.C., Powell, R., Dewynter, M. & Mahler, D.L. (2020). "Anolis ferreus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T74995359A75171591. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/74995359/75171591. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
- ^ Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd., pp. 87–88, ISBN 0-333-69141-5
- ^ "Nonnatives - Marie Gallant Sail-tailed Anole". Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
External links
- Anolis ferreus at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Anolis ferreus at the Reptile Database
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