Green Anole
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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
| - | Green Anoles, Anolis Carolinensis, are small lizards from the Southern United States. Like chameleon’s, anoles have the ability to change colors to match their surroundings | + | [[Image:Red Dewlap.jpg|thumb|left|Male Green Anole]]Green Anoles, Anolis Carolinensis, are small lizards from the Southern United States. Like chameleon’s, anoles have the ability to change colors to match their surroundings on a limited basis; between the colors of green and brown. A happy anole will be a green color, while a stressed one will turn brown. Like a lot of lizards, anoles are not nocturnal. They can be found basking in the wilds among the branches of bushes and trees, rocks, fence posts, etc. |
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| + | The dewlap is a fiery pick used as a warning flag to other males and a lure for the ladies. They will bob their heads in different patterns depending on the desired effect they're looking for. Anoles do not see in the same color spectrum as humans do, so where we see a hot-pink dewlap another anole will see it as hot-white which can be "cooled" on demand. | ||
== Difficulty == | == Difficulty == | ||
== Advanced == | == Advanced == | ||
=== Sexing === | === Sexing === | ||
| - | Male anoles are larger than females and have a red dewlap under their chin they will puff out to display for females or scare away other males. | + | Male anoles are larger than females and have a red dewlap under their chin that they will puff out to display for females or scare away other males. |
== Conclusion == | == Conclusion == | ||
