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Brown-eared Anole
Junior França, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Lizards & worm lizards

Brown-eared Anole

Anolis fuscoauratus D'Orbigny, 1837

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBrown-eared Anole
Dutch—
SpanishAbaniquillo Sudamericano de Orejas Marrones
Chinese褐金阿诺利蜥
Scientific nameAnolis fuscoauratus D'Orbigny, 1837

About this species

Anolis fuscoauratus, commonly known as the slender anole, slender Amazon anole, or brown-eared anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to northern South America and Panama.

It was described as a new species in 1837. In 2009 the geographic range of this widespread species was found to extend farther south to Rio de Janeiro State in Brazil.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyDactyloidae
GenusAnolis

In Suriname

27Records in Suriname
9iNaturalist observations
1961First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini8
  • Brokopondo4

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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