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Crested Anole

Anolis cristatellus

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

female, small lizard, prominent beige stripe down its back

Habitat:

pacific coast rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this my first day of hiking in San Cipriano forest reserve. I've searched my Reptiles and Amphibians of the Amazon, but haven't found a match.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
ForestDragon
Dan, from what I can find, it resembles a female Crested Anole, Anolis cristatellus. For some reason, there aren't very many pictures of them. I found a couple that are close: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rwolfert/2496505801/ (scroll down) http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=213755 (third one down) Yours might be a juvenile. That's my best guess.

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