Anolis sagrei

Basic information
Scientific name	Anolis sagrei	Click to magnify
Major synonym	Norops sagrei
Common names	Brown anole
Higher taxon	Iguanidae, Sauria (Lacertilia), Squamata, Reptilia
Natural range	Central America (Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica) and Caribbean Islands (Cuba, Jamaica, Bahama, Grenada).
Habitat	Crop field, edge of forest, some kind of farm area, forest, rice field, shrub, urban area.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Not established in Japan
Origin	Unintroduced to Japan.
Date	Not Introduced to Japan.
Route	Deliberate: As pet Accidental: With some kind of transport.
Impact	Potentially: Predation on native insects. Native organism(s) affected: Insects.
Regulation in Japan	Import, transport and keeping are prohibited in Japan by the Invasive Alien Species Act.
Introduced range in other countries	USA (Florida, Georgia, Texas, Hawaii), Cayman Islands.

Reference	Notes
Bartlett & Bartlett (1999) A field guide to florida reptiles and amphibians. Gulf Publishing, Huston. JWRC (ed) (2008) A Photographic Guide to the Invasive Alien Species in Japan. Heibonsha. (in Jpn) Uetz et al. (1995-2011) The TIGR Reptile Database. http://www.reptile-database.org/