
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 101,956
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Anolis carolinensis or green anole is a tree-dwelling species of anole lizard native to the southeastern United States and introduced to islands in the Pacific and Caribbean. A small to medium-sized lizard, the green anole is a trunk-crown ecomorph and can change its color to several shades from brown to green.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Anolis carolinensis”.