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The Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis) is an arboreal lizard found primarily in the southeastern United States and some Caribbean islands. Other common names include the Green anole, American anole and Red-throated anole. It is sometimes referred to as the American chameleon due to its color-changing abilities; however, many lizards are capable of this, and anoles are not true chameleons and are more closely related to Iguanas than chameleons.
The typical coloration for a green anole ranges from the richest and brightest of greens to the darkest of browns, with little variation in between. The colour spectrum is a resultant of three layers of pigment cells or chromatophores: the xanthophores, responsible for the yellow pigmentation; cyanophores, responsible for the blue pigmentation, and melanophores, responsible for the brown and black pigmentation when the anole is cold or stressed.
Carolina anole
Carolina anole
Carolina anole
Carolina anole
Carolina anole
