Brown Cuban Anoles Skull

Description:

Cuban anoles are often mistaken for iguanas and geckos but they are not even related to these reptiles. The Cuban anole is part of the polychrotidae species which is a classification of lizards. There are basically four subspecies or genus in this category which are the Polychrus, Norops, Anolis and the Phenacosaurus which fall in the same sub family of the polychrotidae. The reason why the Cuban anoles are mistaken for chameleons or other reptiles is because they also have the trait which allows them to change the color of their skin and blend into the environment while also gliding up walls like geckos.

Habitat:

These small sized lizard-like creatures are found profusely in the Caribbean, southeastern areas of America as well as many other countries in the West. The general color of this species is green and in fact one of the species is called the green anole and is endemic to North America only. Brown Cuban anoles have spread as far as eastern Texas and in fact a stable population has been scouted from the year 2005 onwards in Houston. The Caribbean region like Florida and Cuba are flooded with the Cuban anole which are brown in color and have actually populated the Caribbean region densely and managed to drive the Carolina

Notes:

It is interesting to note that only the green anole is endemic to the United States and all others were actually introduced into the country through plants which were imported into the United States and carried eggs of the other anole variety like the Cuban anole and the bark or Knight anoles.