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

# Osa Anole

> Anolis osa — Reptielen. Anolis osa, the Osa anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae.

- Scientific name: *Anolis osa*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 1479
- Wikidata: [Q2852126](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2852126)
- iNaturalist taxon: [94170](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/94170)

## Names

- en: Osa Anole
- es: Abaniquillo de la Península de Osa

## Countries with the most observations

CR (1255)

## Summary

Anolis osa, the Osa anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Federico Muñoz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/388628132

## Machine access

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