Anolis ortonii
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Anolis ortonii, also known commonly as the bark anole and Orton's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to South America. The specific name ortonii honors American zoologist James Orton.
Anolis ortonii is found in northern South America east of the Andes, in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. The preferred natural habitat of Anolis ortonii is forest, at elevations from sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft), but it has also been found in agricultural land, parks, and yards.
Anolis ortonii is terrestrial and arboreal. Anolis ortonii preys predominately upon ants, but also upon other small invertebrates. Anolis ortonii is oviparous. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Amazon Bark Anole sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 49 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Amazon Bark Anole in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amazon Bark Anole sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Yasuní National Park, in our data
Yasuní National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Amazon Bark Anole sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Anolis
The closest relatives of the Amazon Bark Anole that you can see in Yasuní National Park (genus Anolis, Anoles) are Yellow-tongued Anole (about 60%), Brown-eared Anole (about 40%) and Common Forest Anole (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Amazon Bark Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Yasuní National Park (37 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
