Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Green Anole - Vicksburg, Mississippi

One morning while I was in Vicksburg, Mississippi, I was walking around in the yard with the camera and spied this lizard on the side of a tree. He was a handsome fellow and posed for me for a long while. Occasionally he would bob up and down on his front legs and display his bright crimson dewlap.

The green anole (anolis carolinensis) is the only species of anole that is native to North America. They are often referred to as chameleons, and chameleon-like, they are able to change color in response to the environment, but they are not closely related to true chameleons.

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