Gem anole
Anolis gemmosus O'Shaughnessy, 1875
Status not recordedlizards
The gem anole (Anolis gemmosus) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 4.1 g and reach 6.28 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the gem anole
- Weight
- 4.1 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 5.77 cm – 6.28 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 3 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 11.5 months – 12 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 gem anole?
Where does the gem anole live?
Not recorded
Is the gem 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 gem anole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- SpeciesAnolis gemmosus O'Shaughnessy, 1875
Synonyms Anolis andianus, Dactyloa gemmosa
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- Andes anoleEnglish
- O'Shaughnessy's anoleEnglish
- O’Shaughnessy's anoleEnglish
- Camaleón Gema SuramericanoSpanish
- Camaleón sudamericano gema del subtrópicoSpanish
- ジェムアノールJapanese
- Драгоценный анолисRussian
Relatives of the gem 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
CompareGem anole vs Green anoleGem anole vs Brown anoleGem anole vs Blue anoleGem anole vs Cuban anole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the gem anole?
An adult gem anole weighs 4.1 g and measures 5.77 cm – 6.28 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the gem anole?
The gem anole (Anolis gemmosus) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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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