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Equatorial anole

Anolis aequatorialis Werner, 1894

Status not recordedlizards

The equatorial anole (Anolis aequatorialis) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 10.5 g and reach 8.21 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the equatorial anole

Weight
10.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
8.18 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
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 equatorial anole?

EQUATORIAL ANOLE · LENGTH 8.21 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 8.21 cm, the recorded maximum length of the equatorial anole is about 4.8% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the equatorial anole live?

Not recorded

Is the equatorial 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 equatorial anole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyAnolidae
  6. genusAnolis
  7. SpeciesAnolis aequatorialis Werner, 1894

Synonyms Dactyloa aequatorialis

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Camaleón sudamericano ecuatorianoSpanish
  • エクアドルアノールJapanese
  • Экваториальный анолисRussian

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistITISWikidata

Relatives of the equatorial anole

Other species in the same genus Anolis.

Green anole

Anolis carolinensis

AnolidaeNo free photo yet

Blue anole

Anolis gorgonae

AnolidaeNo free photo yet

CompareEquatorial anole vs Green anoleEquatorial anole vs Brown anoleEquatorial anole vs Blue anoleEquatorial anole vs Cuban anole

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the equatorial anole?

An adult equatorial anole weighs 10.5 g and measures 8.18 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the equatorial anole?

The equatorial anole (Anolis aequatorialis) 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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BibTeX
@misc{equatorial_anole_2026,
  title = {Equatorial anole (Anolis aequatorialis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/equatorial-anole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}