''Anolis roquet'', also called Martinique anole, Martinique's anole, or savannah anole, is a species of

anole Dactyloidae are a family of lizards commonly known as anoles () and native to warmer parts of the Americas, ranging from southeastern United States to Paraguay. Instead of treating it as a family, some authorities prefer to treat it as a subfami ...

lizard. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the island of

Martinique Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in th ...

, located in the

Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

Lesser Antilles The Lesser Antilles ( es, link=no, Antillas Menores; french: link=no, Petites Antilles; pap, Antias Menor; nl, Kleine Antillen) are a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. Most of them are part of a long, partially volcanic island arc betwe ...

. It varies in body size, shape, scalation, and coloration. 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.. Martinique's anole

The

subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

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 The Barbados anole (''Anolis extremus'') is a species of anole () lizard that is native to Barbados, an island-nation in the Caribbean. Originally endemic to Barbados, it has since been introduced to Saint Lucia and Bermuda.. It was previously t ...

(''A. extremus'') was formerly included here as another subspecies.

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at the

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Anolis roquet
at the Reptile Database
Contrasting dynamics in secondary contact zones of Anolis roquet in north-eastern Martinique
Anoles Lizards of the Caribbean Endemic fauna of Martinique Reptiles described in 1788 Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède {{lizard-stub