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Higher TaxaAnolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: La Desirade Anole 
SynonymAnolis marmoratus desiradei LAZELL 1964: 387
Anolis marmoratus desiradei LAZELL 1972: 61
Ctenonotus marmoratus desiradei — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 299
Anolis desiradei — ROUGHGARDEN 1995
Anolis desiradei — BREUIL 2002
Anolis desiradei — HEDGES & CONN 2012
Ctenonotus desiradei — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Ctenonotus desiradei — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 
DistributionLa Désirade; intergrades with A. marmoratus inornatus.

Type locality: Grande-Anse, La Desirade.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MCZ 71068 (given as 57285 in MCZ catalog) 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Dorsals in the standard distance 32 to 50 (average 40); 22 to 28 (average 25) sub-digital lamellae; adult male pale greenish with yellow wash on sides and yellow belly; dorsal surfaces extensively vermiculated with darker grey-brown; throat fan yellow with white to cream-colored scales; orbital area bright rust red; chin yellow with bold blue-grey streaking. Adult female grey-greenish with grey head and yellow belly; middorsal pattern obsolete or dully striped (Lazell 1972: 62). 
CommentSpecies group: Ctenonotus bimaculatus species group (fide NICHOLSON et al. 2012).

Abundance: only known from the type locality (Meiri et al. 2017). 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
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