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Granular anole

Anolis granuliceps Boulenger, 1898

Status not recordedlizards

The granular anole (Anolis granuliceps) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 1.95 g and reach 4.5 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the granular anole

Weight
1.95 gsrc for Weight
Length
4.5 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
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the granular anole?

GRANULAR ANOLE · LENGTH 4.5 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 4.5 cm, the recorded maximum length of the granular anole is about 2.6% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the granular anole live?

Not recorded

Is the granular 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 granular anole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyAnolidae
  6. genusAnolis
  7. SpeciesAnolis granuliceps Boulenger, 1898

Synonyms Anolis breviceps, Norops granuliceps

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Зернистоголовый анолисRussian

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistITISWikidata

Relatives of the granular anole

Other species in the same genus Anolis.

Green anole

Anolis carolinensis

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Blue anole

Anolis gorgonae

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CompareGranular anole vs Green anoleGranular anole vs Brown anoleGranular anole vs Blue anoleGranular anole vs Cuban anole

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the granular anole?

An adult granular anole weighs 1.95 g and measures 4.5 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the granular anole?

The granular anole (Anolis granuliceps) belongs to the family Anolidae in the order Squamata.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Granular anole (Anolis granuliceps). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/granular-anole

MLA

“Granular anole (Anolis granuliceps).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/granular-anole.

BibTeX
@misc{granular_anole_2026,
  title = {Granular anole (Anolis granuliceps)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/granular-anole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}