Anolis carolinensis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the anolis carolinensis lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Anolis carolinensis
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Dactyloidae

Where does the anolis carolinensis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the anolis carolinensis in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the anolis carolinensis endangered?

The anolis carolinensis’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the anolis carolinensis?

The anolis carolinensis (Anolis carolinensis) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Dactyloidae, genus Anolis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the anolis carolinensis

Anolis carolinensis or green anole (US: ) (among other names below) is a tree-dwelling species of anole lizard native to the southeastern United States and introduced to islands in the Pacific and Caribbean. A small to medium-sized lizard, the green anole is a trunk-crown ecomorph and can change its color to several shades from brown to green.

Other names include the Carolina anole, Carolina green anole, American anole, American green anole, North American green anole and red-throated anole. It is commonly called chameleon in the southeastern United States and sometimes referred to as the American chameleon (typically in the pet trade) due to its color-changing ability; however, it is not a true chameleon.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Anolis carolinensis (revision 1378442405), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q930252 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).