The Grenada bush anole or bronze anole (''Anolis aeneus'') is a species of
anole lizard found in the
Caribbean Lesser Antilles
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and
South America
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. It is distributed on
Grenada and throughout the
Grenadines islands, and it has been introduced to
Trinidad
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and
Tobago
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. It can also be found in
Guyana on the mainland, where it is locally abundant, though these populations are not native, either.
Males reach a length of 77 mm snout-to-vent. Its dorsal surface color is either pale gray, olive, or chocolate-brown, and it is marked with a pattern of mottling or fine speckles. Its ventral surface is pale, often with dark mottling along the sides. Its
dewlap
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is white or dull green, with a yellow or orange spot near its front edge. Females are brown, with a middorsal stripe or ladder-like marking, and a light flank stripe.
It has been the focus of numerous studies of the behavior and ecological strategies employed by ''
Anolis'' species.
See also
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List of Anolis lizards
The large lizard genus ''Anolis ''contains around 436 accepted anole () species, which have been considered in a number of subgroups, or clades such as ''carolinensis'' and ''isolepis''.
''Nota bene'': In the following list, a taxon authority in ...
References
Sources
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External links
Anolis aeneusat the
Encyclopedia of Life
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Anolis aeneusat the Reptile Database
Anoles
Lizards of the Caribbean
Lizards of South America
Reptiles of Trinidad and Tobago
Reptiles of Guyana
Fauna of Grenada
Reptiles described in 1840
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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