The knight anole (Anolis equestris) is the largest species of anole, native to Cuba and introduced to South Florida, where it has become established in tree canopies of forests, mangroves, and gardens. It is bright green with a yellow stripe along the side of the head and another at the shoulder, and displays a pinkish-white dewlap; adults commonly reach 33 to 51 centimeters in total length. It is a diurnal, aggressively territorial species that signals with head-bobbing and dewlap displays, and it eats mostly invertebrates as well as fruit and occasionally small vertebrates. The IUCN assesses it as Least Concern.
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1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Anolis equestris
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyPrimary Diet, Anolis equestris
Primary Diet carnivore carnivore
Habitat Regions, Anolis equestris
Habitat Regions tropical tropical terrestrial terrestrial
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Knight anole
human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
Other common names include Cuban knight anole or Cuban giant anole, highlighting its native country, but it has also been introduced to Florida.
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In Biome: Mangrove Forest, Distribution and habitat
In Cuba they can be seen from near sea level to an altitude of 3,300 ft (1,000 m) in a wide range of habitats with trees, such as forest, mangrove, savanna, cultivated areas and gardens.
View the Source3. Knight Anole (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q536711 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Squamata, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 4. NatureServe Explorer: Anolis equestris
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"roundedGRank": "G5"
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