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#1788 · 🦎 reptiles

Clouded Anole

Anolis nebulosus

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 outside Europe
Clouded Anole, photo 1 of 7
1/7 © conabio-pj010 · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Anolis nebulosus , the clouded anole , is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico.

base stats

  • NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 4,760iNaturalist 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.
  • 4,760 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named by Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann in 1834 (192 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Clouded Anole
scientific name
Anolis nebulosus
class
Reptilia
order
Squamata
family
Anolidae
IUCN Red List
LC · least concern
sightings in NL
0
sightings worldwide
4,760
GBIF records in NL
0
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1834 by Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann

IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.

relatives· Anolidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 73629, Wikidata Q2852107, GBIF 2467839, Wikipedia (EN). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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