Anolidae
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Anolidae are a family of lizards commonly known as anoles and native to warmer parts of the Americas, ranging from southeastern United States to Paraguay. The family was formerly known as Dactyloidae
Green anole
Cuba is home to more than 60 anole species (second only to Colombia), most found nowhere else, like this West Cuban anole
Like all Lesser Antillean anoles, Leach's anole has a very small range
Puerto Rican bush anole, one of sixteen anole species from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Anolis carolinensis
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Anolis carolinensis or green anole is a tree-dwelling species of anole lizard native to the southeastern United States and introduced to islands in the Pacific and Caribbean. A small to medium-sized l
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…where about 2⁄3 of the anole species live in the former region and 1⁄3 in the latter. The only species native to the contiguous United States is the Carolina (or green) anole, which ranges as far west as central Texas, and north to Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia. Its northern limit is likely related to cold winter temperatures…
Anole Lizard Hilo Hawaii edit
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Contrasting colors. The prominent white dorsal stripe is characteristic of females.
Anolis carolinensis on Star Jasmine, South Carolina, demonstrating camouflage