Anolis wattsii

Anolis wattsii
In Jamaica
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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)

Anolis wattsii, commonly known as Watts's anole or the Antigua Bank bush 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 who became the Commissioner of Agriculture for the West Indies.

References[]

Sources[]

External links[]

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

Further reading[]

• Boulenger GA (1894). "Description of a new Anolis from Antigua, West Indies". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Sixth Series 14: 375-376. (Anolis wattsi, new species).
• Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. ("Anolis wattsi [sic]", p. 107).

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