High anole
Anolis altae Dunn, 1930
Status not recordedlizards
The high anole (Anolis altae) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 2.03 g and reach 4.56 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the high anole
- Weight
- 2.03 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 4.56 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
How big is the high anole?
Where does the high anole live?
Not recorded
Is the high 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 high anole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- SpeciesAnolis altae Dunn, 1930
Synonyms Anolis achilles, Norops altae
Other names and names in other languages (4)
- Central Valley highland anoleEnglish
- anolis de alturaSpanish
- Gallego de AlturaSpanish
- Anolide altoItalian
Relatives of the high 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
CompareHigh anole vs Green anoleHigh anole vs Brown anoleHigh anole vs Blue anoleHigh anole vs Cuban anole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the high anole?
An adult high anole weighs 2.03 g and measures 4.56 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the high anole?
The high anole (Anolis altae) 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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