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Mona anole

Anolis monensis Stejneger, 1904

Status not recordedlizards

The mona anole (Anolis monensis) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 1.65 g and reach 4.25 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the mona anole

Weight
1.65 gsrc for Weight
Length
4.25 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc 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 mona anole?

MONA ANOLE · LENGTH 4.25 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 4.25 cm, the recorded maximum length of the mona anole is about 2.5% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the mona anole live?

Not recorded

Is the mona 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 mona anole classified?

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

Synonyms Ctenonotus monensis

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Lagartijo de MonaSpanish
  • Lagartijo de la MonaSpanish

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Relatives of the mona 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 mona anole?

An adult mona anole weighs 1.65 g and measures 4.25 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the mona anole?

The mona anole (Anolis monensis) 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). Mona anole (Anolis monensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mona-anole

MLA

“Mona anole (Anolis monensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mona-anole.

BibTeX
@misc{mona_anole_2026,
  title = {Mona anole (Anolis monensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mona-anole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}