Description
- Common Name: Brown Anole
- Scientific Name: Anolis sagrei
- Locality/Morph: Red Form
- Sex: Sexed Pair
- Age: 2025
- Source: Captive bred
- Native Range: Cuba, Bahamas; introduced across the SE United States and various Caribbean islands
- Natural Habitat: Open scrub, forest edges, coastal vegetation, gardens, urban areas; typically found on low shrubs, tree bases, fences, and ground-level perches
- Diet: Live insects—crickets, roaches, locusts, mealworms, black soldier fly larvae, and other small invertebrates
- Basking Temperature: 30–32°C
- Ambient Temperature: 24–28°C (night drop to ~22°C)
- Average Adult Size: 13–18 cm (including tail)
The Red Form of Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) is a vibrant colour variant of the widespread brown anole. It is known for its intense red colour and an orange-to-red dewlap, which is more vivid than in standard forms. Highly active and inquisitive, this species spends much of its time on low branches, fence posts, and ground-level cover where it hunts and displays. Like nearly all anoles, it is quick, alert, and strongly territorial.
In its natural range, A. sagrei thrives in warm, open habitats with ample sunlight. In captivity, it does best in a well-ventilated, vertically structured enclosure that provides a mix of low perches, angled branches, cork bark, and dense foliage for retreat. Open spaces for basking and display are important, as this species frequently engages in head-bobbing and dewlap extensions.
A defined basking spot around 30–32°C is recommended, along with appropriate UVB lighting to ensure proper calcium metabolism and overall health. Ambient temperatures should remain warm, and humidity between 50–70% works well. Daily misting provides drinking water droplets while allowing the enclosure to dry between sprays.
A. sagrei feeds readily on a range of small insects. Crickets, small locusts, roaches, mealworms, and black soldier fly larvae make up a suitable staple diet. Regular calcium and multivitamin supplementation is important for growth and long-term health, especially in breeding females.
With proper care, this species is hardy and long-lived for its size. While fast and not suited for regular handling, it is highly enjoyable to observe due to its active behaviour, bright coloration, and constant interaction with its environment. This makes the red form of Brown Anole an excellent display species for naturalistic or bioactive enclosures.
Livestock Delivery:
Livestock is delivered in our own heated reptile courier vans. Delivery time from ordering will depend on your location and when we next have a van in your area, this will usually be a maximum of 2 weeks. You will receive a date and time slot by phone or email, so please ensure you enter these correctly at checkout. Delivery fee for livestock depends on location, prices start at £45. Livestock orders over £500 (+VAT) are delivered free of charge.
Livestock Sale Terms:
If multiple animals are in stock then not all will be pictured, so the photo above may not be exact animal available.
All prices are per individual unless otherwise stated. All livestock is subject to availability, whilst we try to keep the website as up to date as possible errors may happen, in this situation you will be contacted to arrange a refund/alternative.
Errors can happen with sexing and morph identification. Should this be discovered before leaving us you are entitled to a refund. After the animal leaves us it is the customers responsibility to inform us within 48 hours of the animals arrival. Failing to do so may lose the customers eligibility for a refund.
It is the customers responsibility to have the correct setup available and ready for the animal, if you need any advice please do get in touch. We have the right to request proof of setup at any time, failure to provide an image of an appropriate setup or any image at all, may result in a full order cancellation and refund.
Guarantee for all inverts & amphibians is 24 hours. All other livestock is 48 hours. If issues/concerns are notified upon delivery, then this may be extended. All health related queries will be subject to a full investigation should an issue arise. Failing to provide us with the information we request may void any form of guarantee. If we find reason from the information that its injury or death was caused by negligence or incorrect husbandry then the guarantee may be void. Should death or abnormalities occur then you must inform us as soon as possible. In the unlikely event that an animal passes away please photograph the dead body and freeze until you have heard from us. If death or illness occurs after 7 days, and no health issues were reported, then Ridgeway will not be held responsible.
We have the right to refuse any sale, refund or guarantee at any time if we feel it is necessary.
Livestock sales are for customers aged 18+, if under this age you must have prior parent permission. If we have any reason to suspect this is not the case we will contact you before the animal is released.
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