Brown Anole
The brown anole is a member of the spiny lizard family and native to Cuba and the Bahamas. Common, and invasive to the United States, it is spreading north from the Florida Keys, and in a little more more than a century it has established itself as far north as Georgia and as far west as Texas in recent years. The problem with this particular species is that it is outcompeting the native and less aggressive green anole, with the additional pressure of adult male brown anoles having been known to prey on young green anoles. This particular individual resting on a banana tree in Fort Myers, Florida is a female. Males tend to be larger and more boldly patterned. Anolis
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- Rich Leighton
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- Lizards, Anoles (Dactyloidae)
