Monday, July 23, 2012

A Plethora of Anole

Every now and then, I like to take a walk around the house with my eyes peeled, just to see what I can see.

Recently, I saw a lot of brown anole lizards. Now … “brown” is basically a misnomer, because they usually come in a variety of colors other than brown, and often with some distinctive markings. But I supposed they’re called that to distinguish them from the green anoles.
I found four different ones the other day:




These creatures are pretty amazing. They’re often called the “American chameleon” for good reason, they can change their color and skin pattern to facilitate hiding in plain sight.
Neat, huh?

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