Blue beauty anoles (Anolis equestris potior) are a rare subspecies of the common Cuban knight anole. They are possibly the largest species of anole and the most beautiful imo. I have been keeping and breeding this species for five years and plan to do so indefinitely. Once kept by basically only one person they have now become very common, a true success story of herpetoculture. #anolisequestrispotior #anolis #anole #livingart #reptiles #herpetoculture #lizards #rarereptiles #reptilebreeder #rep

The last blue beauty anole (Anolis equestris potior) hatched this morning. This is an endangered subspecies of the common Cuban knight anole (Anolis equestris). Unlike its wide ranging cousin, the blue beauty anole is only found on one small island off the coast of Cuba. Less than ten years ago this species was nonexistent in herpetoculture but thanks to the efforts of a small number of breeders they have become almost commonplace. A true success story of herpetoculture. My breeders are some of