Anolis polylepis
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Many-scaled Anole
Also known as:
Golfo Dulce Anole
The diamond pattern shows that this is a female Anolis polylepis. I had earlier identified this lizard as Anolis tropidolepis, but Savage's great Costa Rica herps book set me straight.
This lizard was photographed on a herping trip with GreenTracks. Here is a complete list of the species we found on this GreenTracks trip.
This individual was posing nicely in the greenery just outside my cabin at the Esquinas Lodge.
Online references:
- This species is briefly described in an on-line field guide to the herps of Las Cruces Biological Station in Costa Rica.
Printed references:
- Leenders, T. 2001. A Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica
- Savage, J. M. 2002. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica
- Savage, J. M., Villa R., J. 1986. Introduction to the Herpetofauna of Costa Rica