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Anolis sabanus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. sabanus
Binomial name
	Anolis sabanus; Garman, 1887
Synonyms
	Anolis sabanis — Baumeister, 2000

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Anolis sabanus, the Saba anole or Saban anole, is a species of anole lizard that is endemic to the island of Saba, a Dutch municipality in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.

Males measure from 29–72 millimetres (1.1–2.8 in) (snout-to-vent), and females measure from 23–25 millimetres (0.91–0.98 in).^[1] Males and females both have pale grey to tan colored bodies and pale yellow with green or orange tint dewlaps, but the males can be differentiated by additional dark patches covering their bodies. Females additionally have a mid-dorsal stripe. The species eats mostly small insects.^[2] While the species is rare by being endemic (only found on the island of Saba), it is very common on the island.

Biologists believe the origin of the species may come from Saint Croix, and that it is older than the present-day anoles found on Sint Eustatius, Saint Martin and Saint Kitts.^[2] Within the bimaculatus series, it belongs to the Guadeloupean-Dominican clade of anoles, which includes A. marmoratus on the Guadeloupe Archipelago, A. lividus on Montserrat, A. nubilus on Redonda, and A. oculatus on Dominica.^[3]

References

^ Staats, C. M. and J. J. Schall, 1996. Malarial parasites (Plasmodium) of Anolis lizards: Biogeography in the Lesser Antilles. Biotropica 28:388-393.
^ ^a ^b Saban Anole. Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
^ See Stenson, Thorpe & Malhotra 2004 and Schneider, Losos & de Queiroz 2001 generally for descriptions and charts of these relationships, and the methodology used. A. nubilus was omitted by Schneider for lack of data; see discussion in Stenson, Thorpe & Malhotra 2004, p. 7.

Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd., p. 61, ISBN 0-333-69141-5
Schneider, Christopher J.; Losos, Jonathan B.; de Queiroz, Kevin (2001), "Evolutionary Relationships of the Anolis bimaculatus Group from the Northern Lesser Antilles", J. Herpetol., 35 (1): 1–12, doi:10.2307/1566016, JSTOR 1566016
Stenson, Andrew G.; Thorpe, Roger S.; Malhotra, Anita (2004), "Evolutionary differentiation of bimaculatus group anoles based on analyses of mtDNA and microsatellite data", Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 32 (1): 1–10, Bibcode:2004MolPE..32....1S, doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2003.12.008, PMID 15186792

External links

Media related to Anolis sabanus at Wikimedia Commons
Anolis sabanus at the Encyclopedia of Life
Anolis sabanus at the Reptile Database

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[Staats-1] Staats, C. M. and J. J. Schall, 1996. Malarial parasites (Plasmodium) of Anolis lizards: Biogeography in the Lesser Antilles. Biotropica 28:388-393.

[DCNA-2] Saban Anole. Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance. Retrieved 10 November 2018.

[3] See Stenson, Thorpe & Malhotra 2004 and Schneider, Losos & de Queiroz 2001 generally for descriptions and charts of these relationships, and the methodology used. A. nubilus was omitted by Schneider for lack of data; see discussion in Stenson, Thorpe & Malhotra 2004, p. 7.

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+{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
-{{Taxobox
+{{speciesbox
-| image = Anolis sabanus by D. Sikes 01.jpg
+| image = Anolis sabanus 169199246.jpg
-| image_width= 250px
+| genus = Anolis
-| name = '''Saban Anole'''
-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| species = sabanus
-| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
+| authority = [[Samuel Garman|Garman]], 1887
+| synonyms = ''Anolis sabanis'' — <small>Baumeister, 2000</small>
-| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]]
-| ordo = [[Squamata]]
-| familia = [[Iguanidae]]
-| subfamilia = [[Polychrotidae]]
-| genus = '''''[[Anolis]]'''''
-| species = '''''A. sabanus'''''
-| species_authority = [[Samuel Garman|Garman]], 1887
-| binomial = ''Anolis sabanus''
-| synonyms = ''Anolis sabanis'' — Baumeister, 2000
 }}
-The '''Saban Anole''' (''Anolis sabanus'') is a species of [[anole]] lizard that is endemic to the island of [[Saba]], a [[Caribbean Netherlands|Dutch municipality]] in the [[Caribbean]] [[Lesser Antilles]].  It is common all over the island.
+'''Anolis sabanus''', the '''Saba anole''' or '''Saban anole''', is a species of [[anole]] lizard that is [[endemism|endemic]] to the island of [[Saba (island)|Saba]], a [[Caribbean Netherlands|Dutch municipality]] in the [[Caribbean]] [[Lesser Antilles]].
-Males can reach a length of 69&nbsp;mm snout-to-vent.  Males have a pale ash-gray to tan ground color on their ventral surface, with irregular dark patches that also extend over the head.  Its ventral surface is pale green-yellow to gray.  Its [[dewlap]] is pale yellow with a green or orange tint.  Females are smaller and duller, with less distinct splotches.  Females additionally have a mid-dorsal stripe.
+Males measure from {{convert|29-72|mm}} (snout-to-vent), and females measure from {{convert|23-25|mm}}.<ref name="Staats">Staats, C. M. and J. J. Schall, 1996. [http://www.uvm.edu/~jschall/pdfs/publications/staatsandschall1996.pdf Malarial parasites (Plasmodium) of Anolis lizards: Biogeography in the Lesser Antilles]. Biotropica 28:388-393.</ref> Males and females both have pale grey to tan colored bodies and pale yellow with green or orange tint [[dewlap]]s, but the males can be differentiated by additional dark patches covering their bodies. Females additionally have a mid-dorsal stripe.  The species eats mostly small insects.<ref name="DCNA">[https://www.dcnanature.org/saban-anole/ Saban Anole]. [[Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance]].  Retrieved 10 November 2018.</ref>  While the species is rare by being endemic (only found on the island of Saba), it is very common on the island.
-It belongs to the Guadeloupean-Dominican [[clade]] of anoles, which includes ''[[Anolis marmoratus|A. marmoratus]]'' on the [[Guadeloupe|Guadeloupe Archipelago]], ''[[Anolis lividus|A. lividus]]'' on [[Montserrat]], ''[[Anolis nubilus|A. nubilus]]'' on [[Redonda]], and ''[[Anolis oculatus|A. oculatus]]'' on [[Dominica]].
+Biologists believe the origin of the species may come from [[Saint Croix]], and that it is older than the present-day anoles found on [[Sint Eustatius]], [[Saint Martin (island)|Saint Martin]] and [[Saint Kitts]].<ref name=DCNA/> Within the ''bimaculatus'' series, it belongs to the Guadeloupean-Dominican [[clade]] of anoles, which includes ''[[Leopard anole|A. marmoratus]]'' on the [[Guadeloupe|Guadeloupe Archipelago]], ''[[Anolis lividus|A. lividus]]'' on [[Montserrat]], ''[[Redonda anole|A. nubilus]]'' on [[Redonda]], and ''[[Anolis oculatus|A. oculatus]]'' on [[Dominica]].<ref>See {{Harvnb|Stenson|Thorpe|Malhotra|2004}} and {{Harvnb|Schneider|Losos|de Queiroz|2001}} generally for descriptions and charts of these relationships, and the methodology used.  ''A. nubilus'' was omitted by Schneider for lack of data; see discussion in {{Harvnb|Stenson|Thorpe|Malhotra|2004|p=7}}.</ref>
 ==See also==
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 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
 {{refbegin|colwidth=60em}}
-*{{citation |last1=Malhotra |first1=Anita |last2=Thorpe |first2=Roger S. |title=Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan Education Ltd.]] |year=1999 |isbn=0-333-69141-5 |page=61}}.
+*{{citation |last1=Malhotra |first1=Anita |last2=Thorpe |first2=Roger S. |title=Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan Education Ltd.]] |year=1999 |isbn=0-333-69141-5 |page=61}}
-*{{citation |last1=Stenson |first1=Andrew G. |last2=Thorpe |first2=Roger S. |last3=Malhotra |first3=Anita |title=Evolutionary differentiation of ''bimaculatus'' group anoles based on analyses of mtDNA and microsatellite data |journal=[[Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution]] |volume=32 |pages=1–10 |year=2004 |doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2003.12.008 |pmid=15186792}}
+*{{citation |last1=Schneider |first1=Christopher J. |last2=Losos |first2=Jonathan B. |last3=de Queiroz |first3=Kevin |title=Evolutionary Relationships of the ''Anolis bimaculatus'' Group from the Northern Lesser Antilles |jstor=1566016 |journal=[[Journal of Herpetology|J. Herpetol.]] |volume=35 |issue=1 |pages=1–12 |year=2001 |doi=10.2307/1566016 }}
+*{{citation |last1=Stenson |first1=Andrew G. |last2=Thorpe |first2=Roger S. |last3=Malhotra |first3=Anita |title=Evolutionary differentiation of ''bimaculatus'' group anoles based on analyses of mtDNA and microsatellite data |journal=[[Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution]] |volume=32 |issue=1 |pages=1–10 |year=2004 |pmid=15186792 |doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2003.12.008 |bibcode=2004MolPE..32....1S }}
 {{refend}}
 ==External links==
+[[File:Saban anole on rocks.jpg|thumb|Saban anole on rocks]]
 *{{commonscat-inline|Anolis sabanus}}
 *[http://www.eol.org/pages/1057145 Anolis sabanus] at the [[Encyclopedia of Life]]
 *[http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Anolis&species=sabanus Anolis sabanus] at the Reptile Database
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q1530205}}
 [[Category:Anoles]]
-[[Category:Reptiles of the Caribbean]]
+[[Category:Lizards of the Caribbean]]
-[[Category:Fauna of Saba]]
+[[Category:Endemic fauna of Saba (island)]]
-[[Category:Animals described in 1887]]
+[[Category:Reptiles described in 1887]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Samuel Garman]]
 {{lizard-stub}}
-[[eu:Anolis sabanus]]
-[[fr:Ctenonotus sabanus]]