Tiny anole
Anolis microtus Cope, 1871
Status not recordedlizards
The tiny anole (Anolis microtus) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 20.7 g and reach 10.1 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the tiny anole
- Weight
- 20.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 10.1 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc 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
How big is the tiny anole?
Where does the tiny anole live?
Not recorded
Is the tiny 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 tiny anole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- SpeciesAnolis microtus Cope, 1871
Synonyms Dactyloa microtus
Other names and names in other languages (2)
- Banded giant canopy anoleEnglish
- Anolide minuscoloItalian
Relatives of the tiny 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
CompareTiny anole vs Green anoleTiny anole vs Brown anoleTiny anole vs Blue anoleTiny anole vs Cuban anole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the tiny anole?
An adult tiny anole weighs 20.7 g and measures 10.1 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the tiny anole?
The tiny anole (Anolis microtus) 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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