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title: "Greater Scaly Anole"
description: "Anolis tropidonotus — Reptielen. Anolis tropidonotus, the greater scaly anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/greater-scaly-anole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Greater Scaly Anole

> Anolis tropidonotus — Reptielen. Anolis tropidonotus, the greater scaly anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae.

- Scientific name: *Anolis tropidonotus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 750
- Wikidata: [Q2852209](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2852209)
- iNaturalist taxon: [94185](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/94185)

## Names

- en: Greater Scaly Anole
- es: Abaniquillo escamoso mayor

## Countries with the most observations

MX (378), BZ (51), GT (33)

## Summary

Anolis tropidonotus, the greater scaly anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico.

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

## Photo

![Greater Scaly Anole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-scaly-anole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Zygy · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119752672

## Machine access

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