#1772 · 🦎 reptiles

Knight Anole

🇳🇱 Ridderanolis ·Anolis equestris

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The Knight anole ( Anolis equestris ) is a species of lizard in the Polychrotidae family, and the largest species within the anole (Anolis) genus. Other common names include Cuban knight anole. It grows to a length of 13 to 20 in (33 to 51 cm) including the tail. A few specimens have reached up to 24 in (61 cm).

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,357iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

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.
5,357 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Blasius Merrem in 1820 (206 years ago).