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CITES III
Dactyloidae

Knight Anole

Anolis equestris

Traceable. The figures above appear in the page we cite, which we opened on 10 Aug 2026. That means you can check them, not that we have confirmed they are right. dubiaroaches.com

Photograph: Sandra H Statner · CC BY

Photographed by an observer on iNaturalist and published under a Creative Commons licence; the photographer and the licence are named under the image. It is not an animal of ours, and no animal was handled by us to produce it.

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Drag the sun. The sheet states a night temperature, so the rail follows it.

CITES III is a global listing and holds in every country. National law is not global, and we hold no national wildlife law for any country, Thailand included. Check your own authority before buying or selling.

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https://keepr.pet/husbandry/en/anolis-equestris

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warm end32–35 °C
cool end24–27 °C
Humidity70–80 %
Enclosure61×61×122

The numbers

Thermal gradient

152025303540 °C
24–27°Cool side
32–35°Warm side
18°Night

Day: a real gradient, 32–35°C warm against 24–27°C cool, so the animal chooses. Night: 18°C.

Why

Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet stateswarm 32-35 °C / cool 24-27 °C / night 18 °C

Humidity

70–80%Target RH

The sheet states70-80 %

UVB

T8 6%required

The sheet statesCuban knight anoles are primarily active during the day, and require UVB lighting for their survival; Zoo Med T8 Reptisun 10.0, 24" - 6" above basking branch; Arcadia T5 HO 6%, 22" - 10" above basking branch

Diet
dubia roaches, discoid roaches, red runner roaches, crickets, black soldier flies, hornworms, silkworms, mealworm beetles, superworm beetles; Offer food to your anole every other day, as much as it will eat in one sitting

Identity

Origin

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

61 cm122 cm
warm sideUVB tube
50100150200 cm
61 × 61 × 122 cmWidth × depth × height
37dm² of floor
Substrate: not in our dataWater: not in our dataHides: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet states24" L x 24" W x 48" H (61 x 61 x 122 cm)

Temperature
warm 32–35 °C / cool 24–27 °C / night 18 °C
Humidity
70-80 %

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Common questions

Does it bite?

Yes, and for a lizard this size it is surprisingly painful. They gape and lunge when cornered, so handle only when you must.

How big does it get?

The biggest anole, around 30 to 45 cm with the tail.

What does it eat?

Large insects mainly, plus the occasional pinky mouse or piece of fruit. It will take almost anything that moves.

What kind of tank?

A tall planted enclosure with branches. It lives in trees and wants height more than floor space.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 61 × 61 × 122 cmbecause enclosure — 24" L x 24" W x 48" H (61 x 61 x 122 cm)
A heat sourcebecause temp — warm 32-35 °C / cool 24-27 °C / night 18 °C
A thermostat to regulate itbecause temp — warm 32-35 °C / cool 24-27 °C / night 18 °C
A thermometerbecause temp — warm 32-35 °C / cool 24-27 °C / night 18 °C
A way to check the night figurebecause temp — warm 32-35 °C / cool 24-27 °C / night 18 °C
A hygrometerbecause humidity — 70-80 %
UVB 6-6% (T8), stated as requiredbecause uvb — Cuban knight anoles are primarily active during the day, and require UVB lighting for their survival; Zoo Med T8 Reptisun 10.0, 24" - 6" above basking branch; Arcadia T5 HO 6%, 22" - 10" above basking branch

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

Sources

dubiaroaches.com — lu le 2026-08-04speciesplus.net — lu le 2026-08-08gbif.org — lu le 2026-08-08

Others in this group

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What this sheet states

77%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 5 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: day/night engine and awake count on the globe, the diet section. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.