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title: "Lagartijo barba amarilla"
description: "Anolis gundlachi — Reptiles. Anolis gundlachi, also commonly known as the yellow-chinned anole, Gundlach's anole, and the yellow-beard anole, is an oviparous, sexually dimorphic species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/gundlach-s-anole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Lagartijo barba amarilla

> Anolis gundlachi — Reptiles. Anolis gundlachi, also commonly known as the yellow-chinned anole, Gundlach's anole, and the yellow-beard anole, is an oviparous, sexually dimorphic species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae.

- Scientific name: *Anolis gundlachi*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque), `mountains` (Montañas)
- iNaturalist observations: 756
- Wikidata: [Q1444433](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1444433)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36427](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36427)

## Names

- en: Gundlach’s Anole
- de: Weißlippenanolis
- es: Lagartijo barba amarilla
- fr: Ctenonotus gundlachi

## Countries with the most observations

PR (585)

## Summary

Anolis gundlachi, also commonly known as the yellow-chinned anole, Gundlach's anole, and the yellow-beard anole, is an oviparous, sexually dimorphic species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Puerto Rico and lives in mountainous forests at high elevations. The diet of A. gundlachi consists mostly of insects. This species is also known for signaling other lizards through a modulated head bob display, with varying bobbing amplitudes and patterns based on an individual's distance from other lizards.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anolis_gundlachi

## Photo

![Lagartijo barba amarilla](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gundlach-s-anole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alan Jeon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/332130028

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gundlach-s-anole?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).