First record of the Grass Anole Anolis auratus in Trinidad, West Indies

Abstract

On the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, there exist at least nine Anolis species, among which Anolis planiceps and Anolis tigrinus are indigenous; the remaining seven species have been introduced; A. aeneus, A. extremus, A. richardii, A.sageri, A. trinitatis, A. wattsi (Murphy et al. 2018), A. cristatellus (Auguste et al. 2018). Here we present the first documented instance of Anolis auratus, the Grass Anole, on southwest Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago.