Bark Anole
Anolis distichus
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 4,245
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Anolis distichus, the bark anole, North Caribbean bark anole, or Hispaniolan gracile anole, is a species of anole lizard (US: ) native to Hispaniola (both the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and the Bahamas, and introduced to Florida, where it was first recorded in 1946. It spends most its time on tree trunks. There are several subspecies and it is highly variable in color.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Anolis distichus”.