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Green Anole
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- Order: Squamata (scaled reptiles)
- Suborder: Lacertilia (=Sauria) (lizards)
- Family: Iguanidae (iguanid lizards)
- Subfamily: Anolinae (anoles)
- Genus: Anolis (anoles)
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| Also known as:
Carolina anole, "chameleon" |
Scientific Name: Anolis
carlinensis (Voigt, 1832) |
| Habitat: Shrubbery and
other arboreal-type locations, including around human habitation. |
Anolis=native Caribbean name for small
lizards, carolinensis="from the Carolinas"
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| Length: To about 9"
total. |
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| Food: Insects. |
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Laurie found this anole at 1020 CDT on September
26th, 2004 at Pinnacle Mountain near Little Rock. It slowly
climbed from near ground level to about 7 feet up into the oak
tree, the leaves of which had already changed color for the
fall. This is the furthest north I've seen an anole in the
wild.
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| See also my anole sightings in Hawai'i,
Texas, and South
Carolina. |
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