A Barbados Anole (Anolis extremus) perched on a tree trunk in Bridgetown, Barbados

In a little park near the cruise ship dock in Bridgetown, nearly every tree had one resident anole. This was a particularly colorful one.

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Ferdy Christant

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Great find, John, and one of very few photos from Barbados. Posted 9 years ago
1. John Sullivan
  
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  Thanks Ferdy! The fun part about visiting the Caribbean is that nearly every island has its own species of anoles. Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
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    I did not know that. That must make you pretty restless, always on the lookout :) Posted 9 years ago

The Barbados anole

The Barbados anole 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. Until fairly recently, it was treated as a subspecies of Martinique's anole .

Males have pale lavender to blue-gray heads, with blue eyelids. Their dorsal surfaces are deep green with dark markings and occasionally white spots, and their bellies are yellow. Females are smaller and duller.. more

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards

Species identified by John Sullivan

By John Sullivan

Uploaded Dec 21, 2015. Captured May 28, 2014 11:05 in President Kennedy Dr, Bridgetown, Barbados.

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