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title: "Brown-eared Anole"
description: "Anolis fuscoauratus — Reptielen. Anolis fuscoauratus, commonly known as the slender anole, slender Amazon anole, or brown-eared anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/brown-eared-anole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brown-eared Anole

> Anolis fuscoauratus — Reptielen. Anolis fuscoauratus, commonly known as the slender anole, slender Amazon anole, or brown-eared anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae.

- Scientific name: *Anolis fuscoauratus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 3096
- Wikidata: [Q14414662](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14414662)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116412](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116412)

## Names

- en: Brown-eared Anole
- es: Abaniquillo Sudamericano de Orejas Marrones
- fr: Anolis brun-doré

## Countries with the most observations

EC (996), PE (802), BR (527), CO (201), GF (153), BO (123), GY (12), SR (8), VE (7)

## Summary

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.

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

## Photo

![Brown-eared Anole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-eared-anole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max G.W. Verheij · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/97797520

## Machine access

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