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Anolis Sagrei
Brown anoles molt in small pieces, unlike some other reptiles, which molt in one large piece. Anoles may consume the molted skin to replenish supplies of calcium. This one was captured doing exactly that.
The brown anole also known as the Bahaman anole or De la Sagra's Anole, is a lizard native to Cuba and the Bahamas.
This species is highly invasive. In its introduced range, it reaches exceptionally high population densities, is capable of expanding its range very quickly, and both outcompetes and consumes many species of native lizards. The brown anole's introduction into the United States in the early 1970s has altered the behavior and triggered a negative effect on populations of the native Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis, also known as the green anole), which have generally been relegated to the treetops.
Spotted on May 3, 2016
Submitted on May 3, 2016
