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Puerto Rican Crested Anole

Anolis cristatellus

Photo by LivanEscudero
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Field Notes

Habitat:

forests, disturbed fields, scrub, urban areas

Notes:

I almost dismissed the goings on of some brown anoles on a tree this morning assuming they were just the ever present Cuban Browns (A. saegrei), but a large very dark male caught my eye. He was very robust and impressive looking so I decided to take a couple of shots. Then it started to display and I realized the dewlap color wasn't right for saegri. I was very pleased to get my first spotting of the Puerto Rican Crested Anole, another introduced species here. Also on same tree today: Cuban Browns and Green (A. carolinensis). In the past I've seen a few Bark Anoles on this same tree.

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So glad you stuck with this fellow--impressive find.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2013

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