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Anolis carolinensis Voigt 1832
Green Anole
Florida native
Green anoles may vary their body color from green to brown depending upon their surroundings, mood, temperature or health, but they are not chameleons, as they are sometimes called.
Found in various habitats throughout Florida and the southeastern coastal plain from Oklahoma and Texas to North Carolina. Anolis carolinensis used to be the most common anole in Florida, however the brown anole is now more frequent in some areas, most noticeably in urban and suburban habitats of the central and southern peninsula.
Green anoles are slender ,18-20 cm (7-8 in.) long with a long wedge-shaped snout and long thin tail. Body is white below and the males have a pink dew lap that can be extended from below the throat to signal adversaries and potential mates.
Of the 7 or 8 species of Anoles found in Florida, the green anole is the only undisputed native. The native status of the bark anole is questionable.
Anolis carolinensis is a member of the Polychrotidae - Anoles family.
Other species of the Anolis genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Anolis sagrei - BROWN ANOLE
iNaturalist profile for this species
Date record last modified: Feb 08, 2023
