Dappled anole
Anolis poecilopus Cope, 1863
Status not recordedlizards
The dappled anole (Anolis poecilopus) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 5.75 g and reach 5.96 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the dappled anole
- Weight
- 5.75 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 5.96 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 50.8 days – 3 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the dappled anole?
Where does the dappled anole live?
Not recorded
Is the dappled 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 dappled anole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- SpeciesAnolis poecilopus Cope, 1863
Synonyms Norops poecilopus
Relatives of the dappled 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
CompareDappled anole vs Green anoleDappled anole vs Brown anoleDappled anole vs Blue anoleDappled anole vs Cuban anole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the dappled anole?
An adult dappled anole weighs 5.75 g and measures 5.96 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the dappled anole?
The dappled anole (Anolis poecilopus) 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.
- 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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