[3] The specific name, barbouri, is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour.

[4] A. barbouri is found on Great Inagua Island including Sheep Cay, Inagua District, the Bahamas.

[2] The preferred natural habitat of A. barbouri is shrubland.

[1] A small species of lizard, A. barbouri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5 cm (2.0 in).

Its tail is more darkly colored than its head and body.