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Brown Anole

Anolis sagrei

Photo by Cameron P
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It most certainly does, thank you ForestDragon! Looks like I'll have to spend a little more time looking at these than I had originally anticipated
Nice find and welcome to Project Noah! This looks like a female Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis, sporting a brown coloration) to me. The snout looks too long for a Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei). The females do have a light stripe down the spine. Green Anoles can change color from green to brown (and shades between) depending on different factors like health, temperature and mood. Info on Green Anoles: http://srelherp.uga.edu/SPARC/trip31.htm Info on Brown Anoles: http://srelherp.uga.edu/lizards/anosag.htm Hope this helps!
Welcome to Project Noah, your spotting is an Anole as Crazy about nights has said. I am no expert on lizards but will confirm this is an Anole. There are two types of anoles in your area, I believe that being the Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) and the Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) . The words in the ( ) are the scientific names of each. Perhaps you might wish to google these names and determine if this is the brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) like I suspect.
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PublishedApril 22, 2013

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