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title: "Knight Anole"
description: "Anolis equestris — Répteis. The knight anole (Anolis equestris) is the largest species of anole (US: ) in the Dactyloidae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/knight-anole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Knight Anole

> Anolis equestris — Répteis. The knight anole (Anolis equestris) is the largest species of anole (US:  ) in the Dactyloidae family.

- Scientific name: *Anolis equestris*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 5279
- Wikidata: [Q536711](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q536711)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36391](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36391)

## Names

- en: Knight Anole
- de: Ritteranolis
- es: Abaniquillo Gigante de Cuba
- fr: Anolis chevalier
- nl: Ridderanolis
- pl: Anolis kubański

## Countries with the most observations

US (4849), CU (123), BS (13), BL (10)

## Summary

The knight anole (Anolis equestris) is the largest species of anole (US:  ) in the Dactyloidae family. Other common names include Cuban knight anole or Cuban giant anole, highlighting its native country, but it has also been introduced to Florida.  In its native Cuba, this large anole is called chipojo or chupacocote.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jade Fortnash · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54316130

## Machine access

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