Anolis distichus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Anolis distichus, the bark anole, North Caribbean bark anole, or Hispaniolan gracile anole, is a species of anole lizard (US: ) native to Hispaniola (both the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and the Bahamas, and introduced to Florida, where it was first recorded in 1946. It spends most its time on tree trunks. There are several subspecies and it is highly variable in color. Its body ranges from gray-brown to green, and the dewlap is cream-white, over yellow and orange to red. In Florida, most are gray-brown with a cream-white (pale yellow) dewlap, but more greenish individuals with a yellow-edged red dewlap also occur. It is a fairly small anole, reaching up to 12.7 cm (5.0 in) in length.
Subspecies listed alphabetically. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Haitises National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bark Anole sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 52 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 54 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, May–June and August–September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bark Anole in Everglades National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–April, July and October–December, the lowest months. Those are among Everglades National Park's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in March.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bark Anole sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Bark Anole sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Los Haitises National Park (Dominican Republic, about 90%).
Same genus: Anolis
The closest relatives of the Bark Anole that you can see in Everglades National Park (genus Anolis, Anoles) are Brown Anole (about 70%), Green Anole (about 40%) and Knight Anole (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bark Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Everglades National Park (52 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.
