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title: "Green Anole"
description: "Anolis carolinensis — Reptiles. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/green-anole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Green Anole

> Anolis carolinensis — Reptiles. 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.

- Scientific name: *Anolis carolinensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `urban` (Towns & gardens), `zoo` (Zoo & pets)
- iNaturalist observations: 152005
- Wikidata: [Q930252](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q930252)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36514](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36514)

## Names

- en: Green Anole
- de: Rotkehlanolis
- es: Abaniquillo verde del noreste
- fr: Anole vert
- nl: Roodkeelanolis
- pl: Anolis zielony

## Countries with the most observations

US (148144), MX (158), GU (102), MP (77), JP (48), BL (23), PW (23), MH (12), FM (4)

## Summary

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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anolis_carolinensis

## Photo

![Green Anole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-anole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kristi Zoebelein · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/216012944

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/green-anole?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).