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Ornate anole

Anolis crassulus Cope, 1864

Status not recordedlizards

The ornate anole (Anolis crassulus) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 2.13 g and reach 4.64 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the ornate anole

Weight
2.13 gsrc for Weight
Length
4.64 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
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the ornate anole?

ORNATE ANOLE · LENGTH 4.64 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 4.64 cm, the recorded maximum length of the ornate anole is about 2.7% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the ornate anole live?

Not recorded

Is the ornate 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 ornate anole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyAnolidae
  6. genusAnolis
  7. SpeciesAnolis crassulus Cope, 1864

Synonyms Norops crassulus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Guatemalansk PragtanoleDanish
  • Anolis adornadoSpanish
  • Abaniquillo adornadoSpanish
  • Abaniquillo OrnadoSpanish

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistITISWikidata

Relatives of the ornate anole

Other species in the same genus Anolis.

Green anole

Anolis carolinensis

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Blue anole

Anolis gorgonae

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CompareOrnate anole vs Green anoleOrnate anole vs Brown anoleOrnate anole vs Blue anoleOrnate anole vs Cuban anole

Common questions

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How big is the ornate anole?

An adult ornate anole weighs 2.13 g and measures 4.64 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the ornate anole?

The ornate anole (Anolis crassulus) 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). Ornate anole (Anolis crassulus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ornate-anole

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BibTeX
@misc{ornate_anole_2026,
  title = {Ornate anole (Anolis crassulus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ornate-anole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}