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title: "Amazon Bark Anole"
description: "Anolis ortonii — Rettili. Anolis ortonii, also known commonly as the bark anole and Orton's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/amazon-bark-anole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Amazon Bark Anole

> Anolis ortonii — Rettili. Anolis ortonii, also known commonly as the bark anole and Orton's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae.

- Scientific name: *Anolis ortonii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 721
- Wikidata: [Q2852125](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2852125)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116446](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116446)

## Names

- en: Amazon Bark Anole
- es: Abaniquillo Sudamericano del Liquen
- fr: Anolis lichen

## Countries with the most observations

BR (227), EC (209), PE (101), GF (69), CO (36), BO (3), SR (3)

## Summary

Anolis ortonii, also known commonly as the bark anole and Orton's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to South America.

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

## Photo

![Amazon Bark Anole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/amazon-bark-anole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Whaldener Endo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/121056342

## Machine access

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