Spotted anole
Anolis punctatus Daudin, 1802
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The spotted anole (Anolis punctatus) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 8.9 g and reach 7.79 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the spotted anole
- Weight
- 8.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 7.06 cm – 7.79 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3src for Litters or clutches a year
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the spotted anole?
Where does the spotted anole live?
Not recorded
Is the spotted 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 spotted anole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- SpeciesAnolis punctatus Daudin, 1802
Synonyms Anolis boulengeri, Anolis bullaris, Anolis catenifer, Anolis gracilis, Anolis nasicus, Anolis philopunctatus, Anolis transfasciatus, Anolis violaceus, Anolis viridis, Anolis viridissimus, Dactyloa philopunctata, Dactyloa punctata, Rhinosaurus gracilis
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- Amazon green anoleEnglish
- AnolesPortuguese
- Calango-VerdePortuguese
- CamaleãoPortuguese
- Lagartixa-Verde-da-AmazôniaPortuguese
- Lagarto-VerdePortuguese
- Papa-VentoPortuguese
Relatives of the spotted 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
CompareSpotted anole vs Green anoleSpotted anole vs Brown anoleSpotted anole vs Blue anoleSpotted anole vs Cuban anole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the spotted anole?
An adult spotted anole weighs 8.9 g and measures 7.06 cm – 7.79 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the spotted anole?
The spotted anole (Anolis punctatus) 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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