Anolis ferreus

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}

{{speciesbox

| image = Morne Constant Anole, VPC7 GC5, Grand-Bourg 97112, Guadeloupe imported from iNaturalist photo 279298697 (cropped).jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = Daltry, J.C., Powell, R., Dewynter, M. & Mahler, D.L. (2020). "Anolis ferreus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T74995359A75171591. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/74995359/75171591. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.

| genus = Anolis

| species = ferreus

| authority = (Cope, 1864)

| synonyms =

• Xiphosurus ferreus Cope, 1864
• Anolis asper Garman, 1887
• Anolis ferreus - Underwood, 1959
• Anolis marmoratus ferreus Lazell, 1972
• Anolis ferreus - Schwartz & Thomas, 1975

}}

Anolis ferreus, the Morne Constant anole, also known as the Marie-Gallant anole, is a species of anole lizard that is endemic to the island of Marie-Galante, which is part of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.{{citation |last1=Malhotra |first1=Anita |last2=Thorpe |first2=Roger S. |title=Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean |publisher=Macmillan Education Ltd. |year=1999 |isbn=0-333-69141-5 |pages=87–88}}{{cite web | url=http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/nonnatives/reptiles/marie-gallant-sail-tailed-anole/ |title=Nonnatives - Marie Gallant Sail-tailed Anole | publisher=Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |accessdate=20 March 2018 }} It has been recorded as an escapee in Fort Myers, Florida, but does not appear to have become established.

Males can reach {{convert|11.9|cm|in|abbr=on}} in snout-to-vent length, while females are significantly smaller, at {{convert|6.5|cm|in|abbr=on}}. It has a yellow-green dorsal surface, and a blue-gray head with yellow around the eye. Males have prominent tail crests.

It is primarily active during the middle part of the day, retreating to high perches in the late afternoon.

It was formerly considered a subspecies of A. marmoratus.