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title: "Copper Anole"
description: "Anolis cupreus — Répteis. Anolis cupreus, the copper anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/copper-anole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Copper Anole

> Anolis cupreus — Répteis. Anolis cupreus, the copper anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae.

- Scientific name: *Anolis cupreus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1491
- Wikidata: [Q3343955](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3343955)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36387](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36387)

## Names

- en: Copper Anole
- de: Kupferanolis
- es: Abaniquillo Centroamericano de Bosque Seco

## Countries with the most observations

CR (752), NI (170), HN (52)

## Summary

Anolis cupreus, the copper anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Rehabilitated Zoologist · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133560784

## Machine access

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