Anolis capito
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Big-headed Anole
Also known as:
Pug-nosed Anole, Long-legged Anole
This large anole was found sleeping at night near the forest's edge by Alejandro Solorzano of the Costa Rica National Serpentarium, who was helping out on this GreenTracks trip.
Here is a complete list of the species we found on this trip.
This was a tiny little hatchling anole, no more than two inches long including its tail. I haven't seen any other photos of tiny anoles with this ghostly translucent skin. I'm guessing it's Anolis capito based in large part on the cute li'l pug nose, but I wouldn't be surprised if I were wrong.
Anole enthusiast Ludovic Deutsch identified this photo as an albino, and used it to illustrate some thoughts on albinism.
Printed references:
- Beletsky, L. 1998. Costa Rica: The Ecotraveller's Wildlife Guide
- Campbell, J. A. 1998. Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatán, and Belize
- Hayes, M. P., Pounds, J. A., Timmerman, W. W. 1989. An Annotated List and Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Monteverde, Costa Rica
- Lee, J. C. 1996. The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Yucatán Peninsula
- Lee, J. C. 2000. A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World
- Leenders, T. 2001. A Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica
- Savage, J. M. 2002. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica
- Savage, J. M., Villa R., J. 1986. Introduction to the Herpetofauna of Costa Rica
- Stafford, P. J., Meyer, J. R. 2000. A Guide to the Reptiles of Belize