Large-scaed anole
Anolis megapholidotus Smith, 1933
Status not recordedlizards
The large-scaed anole (Anolis megapholidotus) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 850 mg and reach 4.06 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Mexico.
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Quick facts about the large-scaed anole
- Weight
- 850 mgsrc for Weight
- Length
- 4.06 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the large-scaed anole?
Where does the large-scaed anole live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The large-scaed anole is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ReptileDB (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
Is the large-scaed 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 large-scaed anole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- SpeciesAnolis megapholidotus Smith, 1933
Synonyms Anolis nebuloides, Anolis nebuloides, Anolis nietoi, Norops megapholidotus
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- Cascada Iliatenco anoleEnglish
- Large-scaled anoleEnglish
- Cascada Iliatenco-anoleDanish
- Cascada-Iliatenco-AnolisGerman
- anolis escamas grandesSpanish
- Abaniquillo de Escamas GrandesSpanish
- Anolis de escamas grandesSpanish
- Крупнощитковый анолисRussian
Relatives of the large-scaed 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
CompareLarge-scaed anole vs Green anoleLarge-scaed anole vs Brown anoleLarge-scaed anole vs Blue anoleLarge-scaed anole vs Cuban anole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the large-scaed anole?
An adult large-scaed anole weighs 850 mg and measures 4.06 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the large-scaed anole live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the large-scaed anole for 1 country: Mexico. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the large-scaed anole?
The large-scaed anole (Anolis megapholidotus) 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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