Williams' anole
Anolis vaupesianus Williams, 1982
Status not recordedlizards
The williams' anole (Anolis vaupesianus) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 4.4 g and reach 7.5 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Colombia.
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Quick facts about the williams' anole
- Weight
- 4.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 7.5 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- 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
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the williams' anole?
Where does the williams' anole live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The williams' anole is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ReptileDB (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
Is the williams' 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 williams' anole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- SpeciesAnolis vaupesianus Williams, 1982
Synonyms Dactyloa vaupesiana
Relatives of the williams' 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
CompareWilliams' anole vs Green anoleWilliams' anole vs Brown anoleWilliams' anole vs Blue anoleWilliams' anole vs Cuban anole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the williams' anole?
An adult williams' anole weighs 4.4 g and measures 7.5 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the williams' anole live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the williams' anole for 1 country: Colombia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the williams' anole?
The williams' anole (Anolis vaupesianus) 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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note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
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