Anolis roosevelti

Culebra Island giant anole

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. roosevelti
Binomial name
Anolis roosevelti
Grant, 1931
Synonyms[2]
  • Xiphosurus roosevelti
    Nicholson et al., 2012

Anolis roosevelti, also known commonly as the Virgin Islands giant anole, Roosevelt's giant anole or the Culebra giant anole, is an extremely rare or possibly extinct species of lizard of the genus Anolis in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to the Virgin Islands and Vieques.

  1. ^ Platenberg, R.; de Queiroz, K.; Mahler, D.L. (2020). "Anolis roosevelti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T1319A18967413. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T1319A18967413.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Species Anolis roosevelti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.