Silver key anole
Anolis scriptus Garman, 1887
Status not recordedlizards
The silver key anole (Anolis scriptus) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata.
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Quick facts about the silver key anole
- Weight
- up to 9.12 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 7.6 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- coastal, wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.5src 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
Where does the silver key anole live?
Not recorded
Is the silver key 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 silver key anole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- SpeciesAnolis scriptus Garman, 1887
Synonyms Anolis albipalpebralis, Anolis cinnamomeus, Anolis leucophaeus, Anolis leucophaeus mariguanae, Anolis leucophaeus sularum, Anolis moorei, Ctenonotus scriptus
Other names and names in other languages (3)
- Southern Bahamas anoleEnglish
- Sydbahamansk AnoleDanish
- Расчерченный анолисRussian
Relatives of the silver key 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
CompareSilver key anole vs Green anoleSilver key anole vs Brown anoleSilver key anole vs Blue anoleSilver key anole vs Cuban anole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the silver key anole?
The silver key anole (Anolis scriptus) 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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