Anolis wattsii

Anolis wattsii
	In Jamaica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. wattsii
Binomial name
	Anolis wattsii; Boulenger, 1894
Subspecies
	(unclear; see text) A. w. wattsii Boulenger, 1894; A. w. forresti Barbour, 1923; A. w. schwartzi Lazell, 1972;
Synonyms
	Anolis alter E. Williams, 1962; Anolis forresti Barbour, 1923; Anolis schwartzi — Burnell & Hedges, 1990;

Anolis wattsii, commonly known as Watts's anole or Schwartz' anole, is a species of anole, a lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to islands in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.

Geographic range

Anolis wattsii is native to Antigua, and has also been introduced to Saint Lucia.

Taxonomy

Anolis pogus was formerly described as a subspecies of A. wattsii. The taxonomy of two further subspecies, sometimes described as A. schwartzi and A. forresti, is unclear. At a minimum, the three taxa are very closely related, and similar in appearance, ecology, and behavior. A. w. schwartzi is found on Sint Eustatius, Saint Kitts, and Nevis. A. w. forresti is endemic to Barbuda.

Etymology

The specific name, wattsii, is in honor of Dr. Sir Francis Watts who became the Commissioner of Agriculture for the West Indies.^[1]

The specific name or subspecific name, schwartzi, is in honor of American herpetologist Albert Schwartz.^[1]

Gallery

A. w. schwartzi on Saint Kitts
Male, Tobago

References

^ ^a ^b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis schwartzi, p. 239; A. wattsi, p. 280).

Sources

Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles and Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. London: Macmillan Education Ltd. ISBN 0-333-69141-5. (pp. 67, 68, 71).

External links

Anolis wattsii at the Encyclopedia of Life.
Anolis wattsii at the Reptile Database.