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Anolis capito

Anolis capito

Peters, 1863
Anolis Jaspeado

Family: Dactyloidae
Order: Squamata
Class: Reptilia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Anolis capito, the bighead anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Although they are active all day, it seems that these enigmatic anoles spend the majority of their time in the shade, where they reside low on trees in a shady rain forest. The mean temperature of the body is 28.8 +/- 0.5 degrees Celsius, meaning that it is 1.3 degrees Celsius higher than the substrate and 1.7 degrees Celsius higher than the air. Compared to males, females are larger and reach sexual maturity at a larger SVL.

Source: Wikipedia, article Anolis capito. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 567858
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Pérez Zeledón
San José
Costa Rica
04/07/2023
Anthony Baloyes E.
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Photography ID: 545444
  Adult

Rancho Quemado
Puntarenas
Costa Rica
07/15/2023
Glauco Oliveira


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
181361515/07/2023Costa RicaPuntarenasRancho QuemadoGlauco Oliveira
195988807/04/2023Costa RicaSan JoséLas tumbas de Baru, Pérez ZeledónAnthony Baloyes E.
130899010/01/2017Costa RicaPuntarenasParque Nacional Manuel AntonioMarcos Augusto Lartigau
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Anolis capito – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.