Foothill anole
Anolis monticola Shreve, 1936
Status not recordedlizards
The foothill anole (Anolis monticola) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 1.33 g.
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Quick facts about the foothill anole
- Weight
- 1.33 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 5.6 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- 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
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the foothill anole live?
Not recorded
Is the foothill 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 foothill anole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- SpeciesAnolis monticola Shreve, 1936
Synonyms Deiroptyx monticola
Other names and names in other languages (3)
- La Hotte bush anoleEnglish
- Mountain anoleEnglish
- Горный анолисRussian
Relatives of the foothill 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
CompareFoothill anole vs Green anoleFoothill anole vs Brown anoleFoothill anole vs Blue anoleFoothill anole vs Cuban anole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the foothill anole?
An adult foothill anole weighs 1.33 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the foothill anole?
The foothill anole (Anolis monticola) 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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