There are estimated to be about 425 species of lizard in the genus anolis — all distributed throughout the Americas, mostly in Central and South America. Although — as is often the case when it comes to species classification — there is some debate that many of them should be split into different genera, thus leaving about 45 true anolis species. Sometimes they get more than one name too. This one is the many scaled anole, but also goes by the Golfo-Dulce anole, native to the Golf of Dulce in southwestern Costa Rica. All very confusing. I just liked the way it popped its head into the spot of light. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 1600, f/4 at 1/320th of a second.
Yes, you guys have two types of anole lizards, the green, or Carolina anoles and the Cuban brown anoles. The green anoles, however, are sometimes brown in color too.
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Looks like the small geckos, newts, or salamanders we see down here climbing all over the palm trees. Are they all related?
Yes, you guys have two types of anole lizards, the green, or Carolina anoles and the Cuban brown anoles. The green anoles, however, are sometimes brown in color too.
Just what you said the head poking out in the dark first thought when viewing shot
Aunt Sue
——- Modest and wistful
——- Anole of many names
——- Finds gentle illumination
——- That we may remark
——- On its passage.
That’s quite a shot, Sean!
Looks like the anole was looking for that shaft of light to check YOU out!