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Blue-headed Anole

Anolis allisoni

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Description:

A native species from Cuba, this anolis is found thru the caribeam islands and Honduras,;Females are mostly green with paler underparts. Males are similar, but have a reddish dewlap, and typically have bright blue heads, forelegs, and frontal half of the body ,although in specimens from Honduras only the head is blue and the neck,limbs and lower body are bright geen. Both sexes are able to rapidly change their colour to brown.
Females reach about 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) in snout-vent length and males about 10 centimetres (3.9 in)

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Thanks for all the comments, I am glad you enjoy this spotting as much I did.

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PublishedMay 14, 2013

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