Brown anoles were first recorded in the Florida Keys in the 1880s and since then have spread to Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. They’ve also been found in California and Hawai’i.

The war started a few years ago when Cuban brown anoles, who have called South Florida home for about 100 years, ... But the cresteds are slightly bigger, and the males grow a crest on their tails.

She sits, her sleek, green body invisible in the tangle of leaves, and waits. High up in the trees, in her favorite hunting spot, the green anole is patient, her bright, black eyes swiveling ...

The reptiles range from 4-inch Cuban brown anoles to nuisance green iguanas to imposing 5-foot predators such as the Nile monitor. ... and have a leathery crest on their head and down their back.

we have a native green anole but most of the time you will see these invasive brown anoles and that is because they outcompete our native ones. look how large this lizard is.

Unlike the native Green Anole, the Brown Anole is actually an invasive species to the southeastern United States. They are native to Cuba, the Bahamas, and places like Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.

So, when the Puerto Rican crested anole suddenly appeared in a Cuban brown anole habitat at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in 2018, the two were competing for similar habitats and food sources.

Researchers studied whether fewer brown anoles means more birds will get bitten by mosquitoes. Birds are dangerous hosts because of their propensity to spread mosquito-borne diseases.

So, when the Puerto Rican crested anole suddenly appeared in Cuban brown anole habitat at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in 2018, the two were competing for similar habitats and food sources. “When ...

Water anoles, a semi-aquatic lizard found in the tropical forests of southern Costa Rica. These green-brown water anoles can dive underwater to escape would-be predators — and stay there for ...

So, when the Puerto Rican crested anole suddenly appeared in a Cuban brown anole habitat at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in 2018, the two were competing for similar habitats and food sources.