Anguilla anole
Anolis gingivinus Cope, 1864
Status not recordedlizards
The anguilla anole (Anolis gingivinus) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 2.36 g, reach 4.8 cm in length and live up to 7 years.
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Quick facts about the anguilla anole
- Weight
- 2.36 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 4.8 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- 7 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- desert, shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 43 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the anguilla anole?
Where does the anguilla anole live?
Not recorded
Is the anguilla anole endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the anguilla anole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- SpeciesAnolis gingivinus Cope, 1864
Synonyms Anolis virgatus, Ctenonotus gingivinus
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- Anguilla bank anoleEnglish
- Anguilla bank tree anoleEnglish
- Anguilla bank tree lizardEnglish
- Common tree lizardEnglish
- Anguilla-træanoleDanish
- Anguilla-AnolisGerman
- Anolis d'AnguillaFrench
- Anolis du Banc d'AnguillaFrench
Relatives of the anguilla anole
Other species in the same genus Anolis.
Green anole
Anolis carolinensis
Brown anole
Anolis sagrei
Blue anole
Anolis gorgonae
Cuban anole
Anolis equestris
Allison's anole
Anolis allisoni
Horned anole
Anolis proboscis
CompareAnguilla anole vs Green anoleAnguilla anole vs Brown anoleAnguilla anole vs Blue anoleAnguilla anole vs Cuban anole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the anguilla anole?
An adult anguilla anole weighs 2.36 g and measures 4.8 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the anguilla anole live?
The anguilla anole has a recorded lifespan of 7 years.
What kind of animal is the anguilla anole?
The anguilla anole (Anolis gingivinus) belongs to the family Anolidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4 - SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0-dryad-v5
Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b
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