Anolis fuscoauratus
Anolis fuscoauratus, commonly known as the slender anole, slender Amazon anole, or brown-eared anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to northern South America and Panama.
It was described as a new species in 1837. In 2009 the geographic range of this widespread species was found to extend farther south to Rio de [Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro State] in Brazil.
Names
The specific name, fuscoauratus, is derived from the Latin roots fuscus meaning "dark" and auratus meaning "golden". The name describes the lizard's morphological characteristic of having a dark gold skin colour.It is called tai tsjõ in the Kwaza language of Rondônia, Brazil.