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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
These anoles are common in a wide variety of habitats. They avoid forests, except perhaps the forest edge. They are typically found in human habitats such as around houses.
Range:
The Cuban Brown Anole has an extremely wide range, having been introduced in much of the Caribbean (including Grenada), North America, Hawaii and Taiwan (Kolbe et al. 2007). Due to this ubiquity and the fact that much of its introduced range lies close to its natural distribution centres its native distribution is not entirely clear, but Kolbe et al. (2007) identify "at least nine distinct native-range sources", and Schwartz and Henderson (1991) characterize its native range as encompassing the Bahamas (both the Great and Little Bahama Bank, including Crooked-Acklins Bank, Rum Cay, San Salvador Bank, Conception, and the Cay Sal Bank), Cuba and its satellites, the Atlantic coast of Mexico and Belize, and the Cayman Islands Little Cayman and Cayman Brac (that on Grand Cayman having been introduced). It is unclear whether it is introduced or native on Jamaica (Powell and Henderson 2012). It has historically been considered to occur on the Swan Islands of Honduras (S.B. Hedges pers. comm. 2019), but is not listed as either a native or introduced species here by Powell and Henderson (2012) who report only Anolis nelsoni from these islands. Introduced populations not mentioned by Kolbe et al. (2007) include those from Costa Rica, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. The range is expanding in inland areas on the Yucatan Peninsula. Northward range expansion along the Atlantic coastal plain in the USA may be ongoing, based on a recent record from Georgia north of previously known breeding populations (Chung et al. 2019). This species is generally associated with areas of human disturbance. It ranges from near sea level to elevations of about 200 m asl.
Conservation:
Currently, this species is of low conservation concern and does not require significant additional protection or major management, monitoring, or research action. It is found in numerous protected areas throughout its range.
References:
McKeown, Sean. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians in the Hawaiian Islands. Diamond Head Publishing Company, 1996