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Brown Anole

Anolis sagrei

Description:

5-6" long Brown/Black with yellow spots

Habitat:

Common in Suburb areas. Native to Cuba and the Bahamas. It has been widely introduced elsewhere, and is now found in Florida and as far north as southern Georgia, Texas, Taiwan, Hawaii, Southern California, and other Caribbean islands.

Notes:

Spends alot of time in the Sun. Easily Startled by Sudden Movements.This species is highly invasive. This picture was of a female. The males have large vibrant throat pleats.

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1 Comment

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 13 years ago

Variety of Anole

StephenComnick
Spotted by
StephenComnick

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Spotted on Jun 6, 2011
Submitted on Jun 6, 2011

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