Tiny Teeth

by W Chris Fooshee

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Tiny Teeth

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W Chris Fooshee

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The Florida native Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) is an arboreal lizard normally inhabiting trees and shrubs. It can change color from emerald green to a medium or dark brown. Anoles are mistaken for the non-native chameleons, and are more closely related to iguanas. Changing colors helps them hide from both predator and prey, and sunlight and heat influence their colors. At low temperatures, anoles remain dark; but after sunning, they can turn a light green.
Adult green anoles are 5-8 inches long. Males expand a bright red/pink throat fan and bob their head to attract females or drive off competitors. When threatened, they flee into the vegetation. Every two weeks from spring to fall, females seek moist leaf litter or house plant soil to lay small 1/4-inch white eggs. They hatch in 5-7 weeks, and grow into the adults, which will live for a year. They catch flies, beetles, spiders, and other small invertebrates by slowly sneaking up and rapidly leaping on their next meal.

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