Fecundity in Captivity of the Green Anoles,Anolis carolinensis, Established on the Ogasawara Islands

Green anoles (Anolis carolinensis) established on the Ogasawara Islands, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, exhibit a fecundity of 13.7 eggs per female annually under captive conditions resembling their natural habitat. Egg-laying peaks in August, with females averaging 0.95 eggs per week from April to October, primarily selecting fern leaf gaps and ground hollows for nesting. This study highlights the need for targeted population control, particularly focusing on females before peak egg-laying in April, to mitigate their ecological impact on endemic insect communities.

Toda, M., Komatsu, N., Takahashi, H., Nakagawa, N., & Sukigara, N. (2013). Fecundity in Captivity of the Green Anoles,Anolis carolinensis, Established on the Ogasawara Islands. Current Herpetology, 32(2), 82–88. https://doi.org/10.5358/hsj.32.82