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Anolis laeviventris (Wiegmann, 1834) – white anole; Anolis lamari (Williams, 1992) Anolis landestoyi [5] Mahler et al. (2016) – Hispaniolan chamaeleon anole; Anolis latifrons (Berthold, 1846) Anolis leachii (Duméril & Bibron, 1837) – Antigua Bank tree anole, Barbuda Bank tree anole, panther anole Leach's anole (A. leachii)
Anolis carolinensis or green anole (US: / ə ˈ n oʊ. l i / ⓘ) (among other names below) is a tree-dwelling species of anole lizard native to the southeastern United States and introduced to islands in the Pacific and Caribbean.
In many respects the anoles of the Anolis carolinensis clade are typical trunk-crown anoles. They have a slender build, have large subdigital toe-pads to cling to vertical surfaces, are commonly found several metres above the ground and with the exception of A. brunneus and A. allisoni, are usually predominantly green in coloration to blend in with the vegetation in the canopy.
Iguania is a suborder that includes species of chameleons, iguanas, and New World lizards such as the water anole. Most species in the Iguania suborder are arboreal, meaning they travel by tree, but many other notable species are described as being terrestrial. They typically have tongues that are non-prehensile and fleshy, with the exception ...
Anolis is a genus of anoles (US: / ə ˈ n oʊ. l i z / ⓘ), iguanian lizards in the family Dactyloidae, native to the Americas.With more than 425 species, [1] it represents the world's most species-rich amniote tetrapod genus, although many of these have been proposed to be moved to other genera, in which case only about 45 Anolis species remain.
Cabo Cruz pallid anole, Anolis ruibali; Cabo Cruz trunk anole, Anolis confusus; Cave anole, Anolis lucius; Cayko Frances anole, Anolis pigmaequestris; Central anole, Anolis centralis; Cuban brown anole, Anolis sagrei; Cuban green anole, Anolis porcatus; Cuban spiny-plant anole, Anolis pumilus; Cuban twig anole, Anolis angusticeps; Cubitas anole ...
Trunk-crown anole are usually predominantly green and have relatively large sub-digital toe-pads and short stout legs to aid in arboreal locomotion. These anoles eat small arboreal insects, smaller lizards, and some species have been observed to consume fruits and nectar; they have triangular, flattened heads, possibly to aid in nectar consumption.
Anolis distichus, the bark anole, North Caribbean bark anole, or Hispaniolan gracile anole, is a species of anole lizard (US: / ə ˈ n oʊ. l i / ⓘ) native to Hispaniola (both the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and the Bahamas, and introduced to Florida, where it was first recorded in 1946. [2] [3] [4] It spends most its