Anolis garmani
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Anolis garmani, also known commonly as the Jamaican giant anole, the Jamaican anole, and the Jamaica giant anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Jamaica, but has been introduced to Florida.
According to Anthony Russell and Aaron Bauer, the taxonomic history of Anolis garmani can be traced back to 1725, when Hans Sloane published a work in which he spoke of and illustrated a large greenish-grey lizard with a short dorsal crest. In 1743, Mark Catesby published a figure of an anole under the name Lacerta viridis jamaicensis that has been identified as a member of Anolis garmani by later authors, and there is evidence suggesting that it was off this figure that Carl Linnaeus based his 1758 description of Lacerta bullaris on, which would make that name the most senior synonym for the species. Leonhard Stejneger was the first to use the name Anolis garmani for the species, doing so in his 1899 description of it. The specific name, garmani, is in honor of American herpetologist Samuel Garman.
The Jamaican giant anole is native to Jamaica. It has been introduced into Florida. There are recent records... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park | 🇯🇲 Jamaica |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden | 🇺🇸 United States |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Jamaican Giant Anole sighting in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March and November
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Jamaican Giant Anole in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park on a given day, against about 20% in May–June and December, the lowest months. August to October have too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Jamaican Giant Anole sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, in our data
Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Jamaican Giant Anole sightings: about 60% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Anolis
The closest relatives of the Jamaican Giant Anole that you can see in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (genus Anolis, Anoles) are Bluefields Anole (about 60%), Stripefoot Anole (about 50%) and Blue Mountains Anole (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Jamaican Giant Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (10 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
