Decorated anole
Anolis insignis Cope, 1871
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The decorated anole (Anolis insignis) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 47.4 g and reach 13.3 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the decorated anole
- Weight
- 47.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 13.3 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- 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 decorated anole?
Where does the decorated anole live?
Not recorded
Is the decorated 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 decorated anole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- SpeciesAnolis insignis Cope, 1871
Synonyms Dactyloa insignis
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- Giant banded anoleEnglish
- Kortbenet KæmpeanoleDanish
- SchmuckanolisGerman
- anole decoradoSpanish
- Anolis bandeado giganteSpanish
- Anolide decoratoItalian
- Примечательный анолисRussian
Relatives of the decorated 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
CompareDecorated anole vs Green anoleDecorated anole vs Brown anoleDecorated anole vs Blue anoleDecorated anole vs Cuban anole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the decorated anole?
An adult decorated anole weighs 47.4 g and measures 13.3 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the decorated anole?
The decorated anole (Anolis insignis) 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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