Surprise anole
Anolis bombiceps Cope, 1875
Status not recordedlizards
The surprise anole (Anolis bombiceps) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh 3.9 g to 6.9 g and reach 7.4 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the surprise anole
- Weight
- 3.9 g – 6.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 6.3 cm – 7.4 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the surprise anole?
Where does the surprise anole live?
Not recorded
Is the surprise 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 surprise anole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- SpeciesAnolis bombiceps Cope, 1875
Synonyms Norops bombiceps
Other names and names in other languages (3)
- Blue lipped forest anoleEnglish
- Blue-lipped forest anoleEnglish
- Papa-VentoPortuguese
Relatives of the surprise 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
CompareSurprise anole vs Green anoleSurprise anole vs Brown anoleSurprise anole vs Blue anoleSurprise anole vs Cuban anole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the surprise anole?
An adult surprise anole weighs 3.9 g – 6.9 g and measures 6.3 cm – 7.4 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the surprise anole?
The surprise anole (Anolis bombiceps) 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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