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Machala anole

Anolis festae Peracca, 1904

Status not recordedlizards

The machala anole (Anolis festae) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 2 g and reach 5.1 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the machala anole

Length
4.8 cm – 5.1 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
coastal, forest, wetlandsrc 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
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the machala anole?

MACHALA ANOLE · LENGTH 5.1 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 5.1 cm, the recorded maximum length of the machala anole is about 3.0% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the machala anole live?

Not recorded

Is the machala 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 machala anole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyAnolidae
  6. genusAnolis
  7. SpeciesAnolis festae Peracca, 1904

Synonyms Anolis nigrolineatus, Dactyloa festae

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Veronica's anoleEnglish
  • Machala-anoleDanish
  • Machala-AnolisGerman
  • Abaniquillo trompudoSpanish
  • Чернолинейчатый анолисRussian

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistITISWikidata

Relatives of the machala 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 machala anole?

An adult machala anole weighs 2 g and measures 4.8 cm – 5.1 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the machala anole?

The machala anole (Anolis festae) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Machala anole (Anolis festae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/machala-anole

MLA

“Machala anole (Anolis festae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/machala-anole.

BibTeX
@misc{machala_anole_2026,
  title = {Machala anole (Anolis festae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/machala-anole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}