Anolis distichus
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In 3 days >90%
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 |
Very likely
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Bark Anole sighting in Los Haitises National Park on a given day, based on 97 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and December–July
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Bark Anole in Los Haitises National Park on a given day, against about 30% in August, the lowest month. September has too few records to rate.
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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Bark Anole sightings, Los Haitises National Park has the highest daily chance: about 90%. Next come Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Anolis
The closest relatives of the Bark Anole that you can see in Los Haitises National Park (genus Anolis, Anoles) are Common Stout Anole (about 50%) and East Dominican Green Anole (about 30%), 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 Los Haitises National Park (97 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.
