Unlike other Anolis species, A. auratus inhabits moderately verdant grasslands rather than arboreal, or branchy, environments, which researchers presume may have given rise to its unique social organization.

These grassy habitats are extremely short-lived, as they develop from some kind of disturbance to the area, like flooding, burning, or clearing by humans, and eventually become uninhabitable, growing into secondary forests.

Moreover, vegetation is dense near the ground with long grass stalks sprouting out, which leaves any and all elevated perches in the area – primarily used by males for assertion displays – exposed.

Its diet consists mainly of invertebrates, more specifically arthropods, including Hymenoptera, Hemiptera, Chilopoda, Araneae, Orthoptera, and larvae.

Generally, it is known to be an opportunistic feeder, ingesting a wide variety of arthropods and selecting prey on the basis of size rather than species type or identity.

[7] A territorial male will approach another lizard to perform its display, and the sex and response of the conspecific will determine the result of the challenge.

Displays can also be affected by the vantage point of females, which are usually low in the grass and become habituated to movement patterns in the moving vegetation.

Additionally, research studies show that individual A. auratus lizards prefer to associate with one another irrespective of size or sex.

The presence of conspecifics in a particular dwelling or environment may verify its suitability for livelihood in terms of resource availability and daily movements, in addition to potential for mates.