- Origin: Cuba, Cayo Island - Santa Maria
- Class: Reptiles
- Order: Squamates
- Suborder: Sauriens
- Family: Dactyloidae
This lizard, endemic to Cuba, has been introduced to Florida and Hawaii in the USA as well as the Turks and Caicos Islands. It likes shaded canopies with large trees.
It is the largest representative of its family, it can measure up to 50 cm with its tail. It weighs around 50g and can perform large jumps.
It has a slender appearance, a thin head with a pointed muzzle. Diurnal and arboreal, he hunts insects as well as small reptiles and mammals.
The breeding period takes place during the summer.