Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of St. Lucia Anole (Anolis luciae), recorded as Endangered
St. Lucia Anole (Anolis luciae). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

St. Lucia Anole

Anolis luciae

St. Lucia Anole is an anole in the family Dactyloidae — Anolis luciae, recorded as Endangered and tied to Saint Lucia.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Anolis luciae
Recorded from
Saint Lucia
Taxonomy
Squamata · Dactyloidae · Anolis

Appearance

The coloration and markings of St. Lucia Anole vary. Its dorsal ground colour ranges from brown in drier habitats to bright green in wetter areas. The area around the eye may be white, blue, or green.

Range and habitat

St. Lucia Anole usually lives in forest, at altitudes from sea level to 700 m (2,300 ft), but it is also found in agricultural areas. The species is endemic to Saint Lucia, an island-nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

Anoles hunt insects by sight. Males display the dewlap; many species are tightly tied to a perch type in a single range of hills or an island.

In crisis

St. Lucia Anole is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on St. Lucia Anole, Wikidata item Q2378262. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is St. Lucia Anole?
St. Lucia Anole is an anole in the family Dactyloidae — Anolis luciae.
What is the conservation status of St. Lucia Anole?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Anolis luciae. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does St. Lucia Anole live?
St. Lucia Anole usually lives in forest, at altitudes from sea level to 700 m (2,300 ft), but it is also found in agricultural areas.
Why is St. Lucia Anole in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Anolis luciae?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is St. Lucia Anole a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.