---
title: "Many-scaled Anole"
description: "Anolis polylepis — Répteis. Anolis polylepis, the many-scaled anole or Golfo-Dulce anole, is a lizard endemic to the Gulf of Dulce area of Costa Rica."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/many-scaled-anole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Many-scaled Anole

> Anolis polylepis — Répteis. Anolis polylepis, the many-scaled anole or Golfo-Dulce anole, is a lizard endemic to the Gulf of Dulce area of Costa Rica.

- Scientific name: *Anolis polylepis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1685
- Wikidata: [Q1133322](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1133322)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116453](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116453)

## Names

- en: Many-scaled Anole
- de: Golfo Dulce Anolis
- es: Anolis brincador
- it: Norops polylepis

## Countries with the most observations

CR (1251), PA (56)

## Summary

Anolis polylepis, the many-scaled anole or Golfo-Dulce anole, is a lizard endemic to the Gulf of Dulce area of Costa Rica.

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

## Photo

![Many-scaled Anole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/many-scaled-anole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Evan Feusi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/398707164

## Machine access

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