Snake anole
Anolis pulchellus Duméril & Bibron, 1837
Status not recordedlizards
The snake anole (Anolis pulchellus) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 1.6 g and reach 4.54 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the snake anole
- Weight
- 1.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 3.63 cm – 4.54 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- 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
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Brain mass
- 41 mgsrc for Brain mass
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the snake anole?
What eats the snake anole?
Species recorded in published studies and collections.
Recorded predators of the snake anole
1 on record
- Puerto Rican racer Borikenophis portoricensis2 sources
Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).
References for these records
- ALSOPHIS PORTORICENSIS (Puerto Rican Racer). DIET. 1993. Herpetological Review 24(4): 150-151
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6784523
Where does the snake anole live?
Not recorded
Is the snake 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 snake anole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- SpeciesAnolis pulchellus Duméril & Bibron, 1837
Synonyms Ctenonotus pulchellus
Other names and names in other languages (9)
- Common grass anoleEnglish
- Puerto Rican anoleEnglish
- Puerto Rican bush anoleEnglish
- Sharp-mouthed lizardEnglish
- Lagartijo RayónSpanish
- Lagartijo de las yerbasSpanish
- Lagartijo JardineroSpanish
- Lagartijo RavadoSpanish
- Благородный анолисRussian
Relatives of the snake 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
CompareSnake anole vs Green anoleSnake anole vs Brown anoleSnake anole vs Blue anoleSnake anole vs Cuban anole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the snake anole?
An adult snake anole weighs 1.6 g and measures 3.63 cm – 4.54 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the snake anole?
The snake anole (Anolis pulchellus) belongs to the family Anolidae in the order Squamata.
What eats the snake anole?
Animals recorded preying on the snake anole include puerto rican racer. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.
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 - AnimalTraits: a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size · CC0 1.0 · 1.0.7
Herberstein, M.E., McLean, D.J., Lowe, E. et al. (2022) AnimalTraits: a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size. Scientific Data 9: 265. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01364-9. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6468938 - 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 - Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products · CC0 1.0 · 0.11
Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference. - 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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