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Barbados anole

Anolis roquet (Bonnaterre, 1789)

Status not recordedlizards

The barbados anole (Anolis roquet) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh 2.42 g to 3.13 g, reach 5.32 cm in length and live up to 6.7 years.

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Quick facts about the barbados anole

Weight
2.42 g – 3.13 gsrc for Weight
Length
5.23 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
6.7 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
6.8 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
47.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
10.6 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
20 – 31src for Litters or clutches a year
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the barbados anole?

BARBADOS ANOLE · LENGTH 5.32 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 5.32 cm, the recorded maximum length of the barbados anole is about 3.1% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the barbados anole live?

Not recorded

Is the barbados anole endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the barbados anole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyAnolidae
  6. genusAnolis
  7. SpeciesAnolis roquet (Bonnaterre, 1789)

Synonyms Anolis alligator, Anolis cepedii, Anolis goudotii, Anolis martinicensis, Anolis roquet, Anolis roquet roquet, Dactyloa roquet, Dactyloa roquet roquet, Lacerta roquet, Lacertus roquet

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Martinique anoleEnglish
  • Martinique's anoleEnglish
  • Savannah anoleEnglish
  • Somerset lizardEnglish

Catalogue of LifeWikidataWoRMS

Relatives of the barbados anole

Other species in the same genus Anolis.

Green anole

Anolis carolinensis

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Blue anole

Anolis gorgonae

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CompareBarbados anole vs Green anoleBarbados anole vs Brown anoleBarbados anole vs Blue anoleBarbados anole vs Cuban anole

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the barbados anole?

An adult barbados anole weighs 2.42 g – 3.13 g and measures 5.23 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the barbados anole live?

The barbados anole has a recorded lifespan of 6.7 years.

What kind of animal is the barbados anole?

The barbados anole (Anolis roquet) belongs to the family Anolidae in the order Squamata.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Barbados anole (Anolis roquet). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/anolis-roquet

MLA

“Barbados anole (Anolis roquet).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/anolis-roquet.

BibTeX
@misc{anolis_roquet_2026,
  title = {Barbados anole (Anolis roquet)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/anolis-roquet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}