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

> Anolis scypheus — Reptielen. Anolis scypheus, the  yellow-tongued anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae.

- Scientific name: *Anolis scypheus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 798
- Wikidata: [Q2852178](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2852178)
- iNaturalist taxon: [145908](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145908)

## Names

- en: Yellow-tongued Anole

## Countries with the most observations

EC (515), CO (131), PE (10)

## Summary

Anolis scypheus, the  yellow-tongued anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil.

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

## Photo

![Yellow-tongued Anole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-tongued-anole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Etienne Falquet · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140016648

## Machine access

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