Border anole
Anolis limifrons Cope, 1863
Status not recordedlizards
The border anole (Anolis limifrons) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh 1.57 g to 1.69 g and reach 4.18 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the border anole
- Weight
- 1.57 g – 1.69 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 3.96 cm – 4.18 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 1 year
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 45 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 60.9 days – 8 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 8.9 – 40src for Litters or clutches a year
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the border anole?
Where does the border anole live?
Not recorded
Is the border 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 border anole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- SpeciesAnolis limifrons Cope, 1863
Synonyms Anolis biscutiger, Anolis bransfordii, Anolis cryptolimifrons, Anolis godmani, Anolis pulchripes, Anolis rivieri, Anolis rodriguezii, Anolis trochilus, Norops limifrons, Norops rodriguezi
Other names and names in other languages (1)
- Slender anoleEnglish
Relatives of the border 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
CompareBorder anole vs Green anoleBorder anole vs Brown anoleBorder anole vs Blue anoleBorder anole vs Cuban anole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the border anole?
An adult border anole weighs 1.57 g – 1.69 g and measures 3.96 cm – 4.18 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the border anole?
The border anole (Anolis limifrons) 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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