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Lizards On The Loose! Anole Lizards of South Florida

Anoles (lizards in the genus Anolis) are the most common and abundant lizards found in the Miami area. The Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) is the only species native to the United States. The other anoles present in Miami (up to 7 species!) are non-native, resulting from ...more ↓

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Taxonomy

Brown Anole ¹
Anolis sagrei

Green Anole ²
Anolis carolinensis

Crested Anole ³
Anolis cristatellus

Bark Anole ⁴
Anolis distichus

Knight Anole ⁵
Anolis equestris

Jamaica Giant Anole ⁶
Anolis garmani

Edited by Chris Thawley, lizardsontheloose, and James Stroud, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Photo Credits

1. (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
2. (c) Roberto R. Calderón, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Roberto R. Calderón
3. (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
4. (c) Kenneth Bader, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kenneth Bader
5. (c) Chris Harrison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chris Harrison
6. (c) Wilfried Berns, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Lizards On The Loose! Anole Lizards of South Florida

Brown Anole 1 Anolis sagrei

Green Anole 2 Anolis carolinensis

Crested Anole 3 Anolis cristatellus

Bark Anole 4 Anolis distichus

Knight Anole 5 Anolis equestris

Jamaica Giant Anole 6 Anolis garmani