The brown anole is hardly alone. Over 170 different reptiles have been introduced into Florida from imported cargo, from release of pets, or from zoos and research facilities after hurricanes.

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 ...

Meanwhile, the green anoles on islands without brown anoles did not develop the larger, stickier pads. “That’s when species are interacting in a new way,” Stroud said.

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.

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.

An adult female Psorophora ciliata feeds on a human and a brown anole spreads its gullet, technically called a dewlap. Researchers in are looking at how a turf war between lizards in Florida ...

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 ...

The brown anole lizard, also invasive to Florida, has been in the state at least 100 years. Anoles are a beloved treat for mosquitoes that can transmit deadly human pathogens, ...

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.