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Hill anole

Anolis clivicola Barbour & Shreve, 1935

Status not recordedlizards

The hill anole (Anolis clivicola) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 1.34 g and reach 3.96 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the hill anole

Weight
1.34 gsrc for Weight
Length
3.96 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
42.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
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 hill anole?

HILL ANOLE · LENGTH 3.96 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 3.96 cm, the recorded maximum length of the hill anole is about 2.3% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the hill anole live?

Not recorded

Is the hill 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 hill anole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyAnolidae
  6. genusAnolis
  7. SpeciesAnolis clivicola Barbour & Shreve, 1935

Synonyms Anolis alutaceus clivicolus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Mountain anoleEnglish
  • Turquino fern anoleEnglish

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistITISWikidata

Relatives of the hill anole

Other species in the same genus Anolis.

Green anole

Anolis carolinensis

AnolidaeNo free photo yet

Blue anole

Anolis gorgonae

AnolidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the hill anole?

An adult hill anole weighs 1.34 g and measures 3.96 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the hill anole?

The hill anole (Anolis clivicola) 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

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BibTeX
@misc{hill_anole_2026,
  title = {Hill anole (Anolis clivicola)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hill-anole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}