Anolis cobanensis Stuart’s Anole
Purulhá, Baja Verapaz, GuatemalaMay 12, 2024
Stuart’s Anole (Anolis cobanensis) Stuart’s Anole (Anolis cobanensis) Stuart’s Anole (Anolis cobanensis) Stuart’s Anole (Anolis cobanensis)
On my first night of this Guatemala trip, my guide Fred Muller and I found many of these lizards resting in vegetation at night.

Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this trip to Guatemala.

Purulhá, Baja Verapaz, GuatemalaMay 13, 2024
Stuart’s Anole (Anolis cobanensis)
The next morning we saw a few of them active, including this one who was extending his dewlap so that we could match the color with the local anole candidates. At least I think that's why he was doing this.
Purulhá, Baja Verapaz, GuatemalaMay 17, 2024
Stuart’s Anole (Anolis cobanensis) Stuart’s Anole (Anolis cobanensis)
We spent another night in the same location a few days later, and once again saw a number of these. It turns out that they are endemic to a fairly small portion of Guatemala, but they are quite common within their range.
Online references:
Printed references: