Anolis stratulus

Banded Anole, a reference photo
Photo: Hamza Bin Jaime · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Anolis stratulus is a moderately-sized species of anole (US: ) (family Dactyloidae) found in Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands. It is a gray-colored lizard spotted with brown markings. It is arboreal, usually found positioned on tree bark on branches in the canopies of forest trees, where in some areas of Puerto Rico it can be incredibly abundant, with tens of thousands of the lizards being present per hectare.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Banded Anole being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Anolidae
Genus
Anolis
Species
Anolis stratulus

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