Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyDactyloidae
- GenusAnolis (Anoles)
- SpeciesAnolis sagrei (Brown Anole)
The brown anole (Anolis sagrei), also known commonly as the Bahaman anole, Cuban brown anole, and de la Sagra's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Anolidae. The species is native to Cuba, the Bahamas, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac, Jamaica, the Swan Islands, the Yucatán Peninsula, Belize, and the Caribbean coast of Guatemala and Honduras. It has been widely introduced elsewhere, via the importation and exportation of plants in pots in which brown anoles laid eggs in the soil, and is now found in Florida and other regions of the United States including southern Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Hawaii, North Carolina, and Southern California. It has also been introduced to other Caribbean islands, Mexico, Singapore, and Taiwan. This species is highly invasive. It is also much more wary of humans than most other anole species. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Anole sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park
Panama City Anole
Anolis apletophallus
Grass Anole
Anolis auratus
Bridled Anole
Anolis frenatus
Border Anole
Anolis limifrons
Neotropical Green Anole
Anolis biporcatus
Bighead Anole
Anolis capito
Gaige's Anole
Anolis gaigei
Dappled Anole
Anolis poecilopus
Lichen Anole
Anolis pentaprion
Humble Anole
Anolis humilis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Anole in Soberanía National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Anole sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Brown Anole in Soberanía National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Brown Anole in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.