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Brown anole

Anolis sagrei Duméril & Bibron, 1837

Status not recordedlizards

The brown anole (Anolis sagrei) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh 3 g to 6 g, reach 5.09 cm in length and live up to 3.5 years.

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Quick facts about the brown anole

Weight
3 g – 6 gsrc for Weight
Length
4.77 cm – 5.09 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
3.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
8 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
20src for Litters or clutches a year
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Resting metabolic rate
0.391 mWsrc for Resting metabolic rate
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the brown anole?

BROWN ANOLE · LENGTH 5.09 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 5.09 cm, the recorded maximum length of the brown anole is about 3.0% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the brown anole live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the brown anole as introduced in 15 countries, and flagged as invasive in 3 of them.

  1. Belizeinvasive
  2. Mexicoinvasive
  3. St. Vincent & Grenadinesinvasive
  4. Barbados
  5. Belgium
  6. Bermuda
  7. Grenada
  8. Honduras
  9. Israel
  10. Jamaica
  11. St. Kitts & Nevis
  12. St. Lucia
  13. St. Martin
  14. Turks & Caicos Islands
  15. United States

Also listed for parts of: Ecuador (Ecuador); France (Saint Barthelemy); Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman, Little Cayman).

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the brown 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 brown anole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyAnolidae
  6. genusAnolis
  7. SpeciesAnolis sagrei Duméril & Bibron, 1837

Synonyms Anolis greyi, Anolis ordinatus, Anolis sagrei greyi, Anolis stejnegeri, Dracontura catenata, Norops sagrei, Norops sagrei

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Bahaman brown anoleEnglish
  • Bahaman brown anole [ordinatus]English
  • Brown tree lizardEnglish
  • Cuban brown anoleEnglish
  • Festive anoleEnglish
  • Mayan coastal anoleEnglish
  • Mayan coastal anole [mayensis]English
  • anolis šedýCzech
  • anolis bahamskýCzech
  • Brun anoleDanish
  • BahamaanolisGerman
  • Bahama-AnolisGerman
  • Bahamaanolis [ordinatus]German
  • Καφέ ΑνόληGreek
  • Abaniquillo Costero MayaSpanish
  • Abaniquillo Costero Maya [mayensis]Spanish
  • Abaniquillo pardo del CaribeSpanish
  • Anolis pardo del CaribeSpanish
  • Lagartija ComúnSpanish
  • Anolis brunFrench
  • Anolis de la SagraFrench
  • Anolis de SagraFrench
  • אנולה חומהHebrew
  • אנוליס חוםHebrew
  • barna anoliszHungarian
  • Anolide brunoItalian
  • ブラウンアノールJapanese
  • Bruine anolisDutch
  • Sagra's anolisDutch
  • Anolis brązowyPolish
  • Anolis-marromPortuguese
  • Anolis-das-BahamasPortuguese
  • Коричневый анолисRussian
  • браон анолисSerbian
  • Аноліс бурийUkrainian
  • 沙氏變色蜥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMS

Relatives of the brown anole

Other species in the same genus Anolis.

Green anole

Anolis carolinensis

AnolidaeNo free photo yet

Blue anole

Anolis gorgonae

AnolidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the brown anole?

An adult brown anole weighs 3 g – 6 g and measures 4.77 cm – 5.09 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the brown anole live?

The brown anole has a recorded lifespan of 3.5 years.

Is the brown anole an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the brown anole as invasive in 3 countries: Belize, Mexico and St. Vincent & Grenadines. It lists it as introduced in 15 in all.

What kind of animal is the brown anole?

The brown anole (Anolis sagrei) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brown anole (Anolis sagrei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-anole

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{brown_anole_2026,
  title = {Brown anole (Anolis sagrei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-anole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}