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Anolis wattsii BOULENGER, 1894

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Higher TaxaAnolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Watts' Anole 
SynonymAnolis wattsi BOULENGER 1894: 375
Anolis wattsi — UNDERWOOD in WILLIAMS et al. 1959
Anolis alter WILLIAMS 1962
Anolis wattsi — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 354
Anolis wattsi — ROUGHGARDEN 1995
Anolis wattsi — NICHOLSON et al. 2005
Ctenonotus wattsi — NICHOLSON et al. 2012
Ctenonotus wattsii — NICHOLSON et al. 2018
Anolis wattsi — THORPE 2022 
DistributionAnguilla, Antigua, St. Martin, St. Eustatius, St. Christopher, Nevis, St. Lucia, Trinidad

wattsi: Antigua and associated isiets; according to Lazell, 1972, "on every coastal cay that supports more than herb stage vegetation"; introduced on St. Lucia at Castries (Botanicai Garden). Type locality: Antigua; restricted to St. John's, St. John Parish, Antigua, by Lazell, 1972.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: BMNH 1946.8.29.12-.13. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1842 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentIllustrations: Lazell, 1972; Schwartz and Henderson, 1985.

Subspecies: Anolis wattsi pogus and Anolis wattsi schwartzi have been elevated to full species status. The status of forresti has been considered as unclear (POWELL & HENDERSON 2001) but more recently treated as full species.

The wattsi group of anoles contains wattsi, forresti, pogus, and schwartzi.

Species group: Ctenonotus bimaculatus species group (fide NICHOLSON et al. 2012). 
EtymologyNamed after Dr. Sir Francis Watts (1893), a government analyst and agricultural chemist for the Leeward Islands, based in Antigua, from where he sent specimens of reptiles to the Natural History Museum, London. 
References
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