Copper anole
Anolis cuprinus Smith, 1964
Status not recordedlizards
The copper anole (Anolis cuprinus) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 4.6 g and reach 6.52 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the copper anole
- Weight
- 4.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 4.81 cm – 6.52 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src 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 copper anole?
Where does the copper anole live?
Not recorded
Is the copper 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 copper anole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- SpeciesAnolis cuprinus Smith, 1964
Synonyms Anolis breedlovei, Norops breedlovei, Norops cuprinus
Other names and names in other languages (6)
- Breedlove's anoleEnglish
- Chiapas anoleEnglish
- Anolis chiapanecoSpanish
- Abaniquillo de ChiapasSpanish
- abaniquillo de ChimalapasSpanish
- anolis de ChimalapasSpanish
Relatives of the copper 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
CompareCopper anole vs Green anoleCopper anole vs Brown anoleCopper anole vs Blue anoleCopper anole vs Cuban anole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the copper anole?
An adult copper anole weighs 4.6 g and measures 4.81 cm – 6.52 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the copper anole?
The copper anole (Anolis cuprinus) 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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