''Anolis lividus'', the Plymouth anole or Montserrat anole, is a species of
anole
Dactyloidae are a family of lizards commonly known as anoles (singular anole ) 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 ...
lizard that is endemic to the island of
Montserrat
Montserrat ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, wit ...
in the
Caribbean
The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...
Lesser Antilles
The Lesser Antilles is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea, forming part of the West Indies in Caribbean, Caribbean region of the Americas. They are distinguished from the larger islands of the Greater Antilles to the west. They form an arc w ...
. It is widespread and abundant in many areas.
Individuals vary widely in appearance. Males can be grass-green or yellow-green, and may be plain or with lighter blue speckling towards the anterior, and a rust-red tint over the head and limbs. Others are olive-green or gray, with widespread pale spots. Males in populations on the northern end of the island have prominent black spots on their necks. Females are duller and more brown, with a mid-dorsal stripe or ladder pattern and a light flank stripe.
See also
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List of amphibians and reptiles of Montserrat
This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found in the British overseas territory of Montserrat, located in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. The continuing eruptions of the Soufrière Hills volcano have devastated much of the island.
Amphibians
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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 ...
References
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External links
Anolis lividusat the
Encyclopedia of Life
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Anolis lividusat the Reptile Database
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Lizards of the Caribbean
Endemic fauna of Montserrat
Reptiles of Montserrat
Reptiles described in 1887
Taxa named by Samuel Garman
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