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Rainy Season has definitely started, with rain every afternoon now, BUT it is still windy! Meaning that there are still not as many birds or butterflies as usual. But I did find this anole on my terrace the other day, and fairly confident of the identification of Copper Anole, Anolis cupreus (my gallery link).
¡Pura Vida!
Another Anole that I am not certain about the species, but fairly confident on this ID! We will see later if the “lizard experts” on iNaturalist agree with my identification. 🙂 And note that this one is an immature or maybe juvenile. Though similar to a House Gecko, I think it is different and one of the anoles.
See my other photos in the GALLERY: Copper Anole, Anolis cupreus. Or you might be interested in all my many Lizard Galleries (21+ Species) with photos from all over Costa Rica. Being in the center of the isthmus of Central America, Costa Rica has species from both the North & South American continents, giving us one of the highest concentrations of species of everything (plant & animal) of any country our size in the world! 🙂
¡Pura Vida!
Good Friday Blessings to you!
This same species of Anole I posted in 2018 and thought then that one of my books called it a “Stream Anole,” but I am now using iNaturalist more now (but use both books & it) and this is the iNaturalist match for both photos of this species: Copper Anole, Abaniquillo Centroamericano de Bosque Seco, Anolis cupreus (my gallery link). It is found only in 3 countries, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala and here only on the Pacific Slope. It is interesting to see the big difference in how he looks when displaying his dewlap and not in these two photos . . .
