#1608 · 🦎 reptiles
Green Anole
🇳🇱 Roodkeelanolis ·Anolis carolinensis
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what is it?
li/ ( listen)) is an arboreal lizard found primarily in the southeastern United States and some Caribbean islands. Other common names include the American green anole , American anole , and red-throated anole . It is also sometimes referred to as the American chameleon due to its ability to change color from several brown hues to bright green, and its somewhat similar appearance and diet preferences. However it is not a true chameleon and the...
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 155,276 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Friedrich Siegmund Voigt in 1832 (194 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Green Anole
- Nederlands
- Roodkeelanolis
- scientific name
- Anolis carolinensis
- class
- Reptilia
- order
- Squamata
- family
- Anolidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings worldwide
- 155,276
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1832 by Friedrich Siegmund Voigt
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Anolidae
#1493 📷 10Brown Anole
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Anolis sagrei
LC 🌍 161.9k seen
#1644 📷 10Crested Anole
Anolis cristatellus
LC 🌍 20.1k seen
#1718 📷 8Bark Anole
🇳🇱 Bark anole
Anolis distichus
LC 🌍 7.6k seen
#1738 📷 10Border Anole
Anolis limifrons
LC 🌍 6.7k seen
#1772 📷 8Knight Anole
🇳🇱 Ridderanolis
Anolis equestris
LC 🌍 5.4k seen
#1788 📷 7Clouded Anole
Anolis nebulosus
LC 🌍 4.8k seen
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 36514, Wikidata Q930252, GBIF 2466939, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.