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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaChordataReptiliaSquamataDactyloidaeAnolis

Carolina Anole
Anolis carolinensis Voigt, 1832

Taxonomy

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Dactyloidae
Genus Anolis
Species Anolis carolinensis Voigt, 1832

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class
Accidental

Distribution

Range

Known from two counties across two states.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Florida, Tennessee

Counties

Florida
Jackson
Tennessee
Marion

Conservation and management

IUCN Red List

LC Least Concern

EXEWCRENVUNTLC▲

Assessed in 2020.

NatureServe

G5 Secure

G1G2G3G4G5▲

National ranks

United States
N5 Secure

Subnational ranks

North Carolina
S5 Secure
Hawaii
SNA Not Applicable
Texas
S5 Secure
South Carolina
S5 Secure
Florida
S5 Secure
Arkansas
S5 Secure
Mississippi
S5 Secure
Georgia
S5 Secure
Alabama
S5 Secure
Louisiana
S5 Secure
Tennessee
S3 Vulnerable
Oklahoma
SNR Unranked

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

References

  • Lewis, J.J. 2005. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 pp.
  • Mays, J. 2018. Inventory of Florida's cave fauna with a focus on terrestrial invertebrate species. Progress Report for Florida Park Service. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 9 pp.

How to cite this account

Anolis carolinensis Voigt, 1832. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2184. https://cavebiology.org/species/anolis-carolinensis/ (accessed 6 September 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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