Anolis pogus
species of reptile
Anolis pogus, the St. Martin anole, Anguilla Bank bush anole or bearded anole, is a species of lizard belonging to the family Dactyloidae, the anoles. This lizard is restricted to the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, located in the Lesser Antilles. Its range used to include Anguilla, but it is now extirpated there. It may also have occurred on Saint Barthélemy.
Taxonomy
Anolis pogus was first formally described in 1972 by the American zoologist James "Skip" Lazell with its type locality the Columbier Valley in Collectivity of Saint Martin on the island of Saint Martin. This species is in the A. bimaculatus species complex of the genus Anolis which is classified in the family Dactyloidae. Previously described as a subspecies of A. wattsi, it was elevated to species level in 1990.
Etymology
Anolis pogus has the specific name pogus, after Pogo the Possum, a cartoon character, as Lazell wanted to show that scientific named did not really have to be meaningful.
Description
Anolis pogus has a white throat flap in males which are marked with dark green vertical bars across the back.
“Anolis pogus” enters the record as species of reptile. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Anolis, pogus and species can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Anolis pogus” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Anolis, pogus and species provides the most credible route into that argument.
Datasets, specimens, observations and peer-reviewed methods provide the appropriate test for the technical claims summarized here. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1530849. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1972 and 1990.
Scientific names, classifications and consensus can change while older terminology persists in catalogues and historical literature. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Check terminology, classification and the date of the cited evidence. Scientific names and technical consensus can change while older records retain historical value.
- Current terminology
- Classification context
- Finding cited technical literature
Primary datasets, specimen catalogues, standards bodies and the most recent peer-reviewed literature.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Anolis pogus”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Anolis pogus primary sources, Anolis pogus archive and Anolis research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Anolis pogus”?
- Is the terminology current, historical or disputed?
- Has classification or technical consensus changed since the cited source?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Anolis pogus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.