Sharp anole
Anolis acutus Hallowell, 1856
Status not recordedlizards
The sharp anole (Anolis acutus) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh 1.76 g to 3.03 g and reach 5.49 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the sharp anole
- Weight
- 1.76 g – 3.03 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 4.31 cm – 5.49 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- desert, shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 6 months – 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 6src for Litters or clutches a year
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the sharp anole?
Where does the sharp anole live?
Not recorded
Is the sharp 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 sharp anole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- SpeciesAnolis acutus Hallowell, 1856
Synonyms Anolis newtoni, Ctenonotus acutus
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- Saint Croix anoleEnglish
- Saint Croix's anoleEnglish
- St. Croix anoleEnglish
- Saint Croix-anoleDanish
- Saint-Croix-AnolisGerman
- Abaniquillo de Saint CroixSpanish
- セントクロアアノールJapanese
Relatives of the sharp 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
CompareSharp anole vs Green anoleSharp anole vs Brown anoleSharp anole vs Blue anoleSharp anole vs Cuban anole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sharp anole?
An adult sharp anole weighs 1.76 g – 3.03 g and measures 4.31 cm – 5.49 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the sharp anole?
The sharp anole (Anolis acutus) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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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