# Emerald anole (*Anolis evermanni*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/emerald-anole  
Data as of: 2026-11-14

The emerald anole (Anolis evermanni) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 5.4 g and reach 5.74 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Puerto Rico.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 5.4 g |
| Length | 4.75 cm – 5.74 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest |
| Young per litter or clutch | 1 |
| Reproduction | Eggs |
| Active | By day (diurnal) |
| Lifestyle | Arboreal |
| Brain mass | 72.6 mg |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 1 country |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Reptilia
- order: Squamata
- family: Anolidae
- genus: Anolis
- species: *Anolis evermanni* Stejneger, 1904

Synonyms: *Ctenonotus evermanni*

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Puerto Rico

## Common questions

### How big is the emerald anole?

An adult emerald anole weighs 5.4 g and measures 4.75 cm – 5.74 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the emerald anole live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the emerald anole for 1 country: Puerto Rico. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What kind of animal is the emerald anole?

The emerald anole (Anolis evermanni) belongs to the family Anolidae in the order Squamata.

## Sources

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- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), 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](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4), 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](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b), 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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