---
title: "Grass Anole"
description: "Anolis auratus — Rettili. Anolis auratus, the grass anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/grass-anole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grass Anole

> Anolis auratus — Rettili. Anolis auratus, the grass anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae.

- Scientific name: *Anolis auratus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 1704
- Wikidata: [Q3343926](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3343926)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116394](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116394)

## Names

- en: Grass Anole
- de: Grasanolis
- es: Abaniquillo Colombiano de la Hierba
- fr: Anolis doré

## Countries with the most observations

CO (957), PA (281), GF (58), VE (37), CR (26), SR (16), BR (15), GY (7)

## Summary

Anolis auratus, the grass anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, and Brazil.

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

## Photo

![Grass Anole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/grass-anole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carlos Ceballos · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133519038

## Machine access

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