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Contents 1 Current Range? 1.1 Description 1.2 Housing Anoles in Captivity 1.3 Breeding/Mating 1.4 Coloration/Color Morphs 1.5 Photo Question

[edit] Current Range?

Can someone please add a current range map for the green anole. I live in southern Cincinnati, Ohio near the Ohio River and have been seeing green anoles outside for the past few years (not to be confused with the wall lizard; I'm pretty sure that these pocket populations have to be transplants but have apparently made a way to establish themselves- I am wondering if global warming (if it really exists) has expanded the range of the green anole. Any answers out there for me? Thanks.

Concerning that picture of two lizards on a gate: Are they really Carolina Anoles? They both have very conspicuous crests, unlike the ones in the other pictures and also unlike the many that I have observed in the wild. The description suggests that the photographer may have been in some exotic place when he went out to the pool area. Also, I notice that there is a species Anolis cristatellus cristatellus. Hmm . . . Even more hmmm when I read the article on cristatellus, which has been introduced into the USA. FWIW. Maurice Fox 19:47, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Um, dangerous to small children? Really? - (unsigned post from 220.147.147.7 00:50, October 30, 2005)

I'll second that. Care to explain / cite sources? - Miwa 04:30, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

They might be dangerous, but when I was kid growing up on the Outer Banks, I used to catch them every day. I'd let the rascals bite my earlobes and then walk around with them hanging there like earings. -Gavin 06:27, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

On a different note, I can say that the description and photographs seem to describe perfectly a well-established species, undoubtedly from escaped pets, here in Honolulu. My experience is that they became numerous over the past 20 years. Bob 66.133.248.12 05:27, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

I've removed "Anoles can be dangerous to small children and should generally be left alone when encountered in the wild.", not only because it was unsourced and doubted (see above), but because anything can be dangerous to small children and everything should generally be left alone in the wild. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 16:21, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

When caught and held, anoles will protest violently for the first few minutes by jumping around and holding their jaws open to bite, often secreting bodily fluids in hopes of defying their captors; afterwards, though, they tend to calm down and become rather compliant.

This just simply isn't true. Anoles are well known for being very timid as far as lizards go. If you were able to catch a wild anole in your hands (it's quite difficult as they're very flighty) it would most certainly drop its tail immediately. Anoles, like a lot of lizards, do not have a very sophisticated digestion system and can only expel one type of excrement (which tends to be white and the consistency of paste). I have no idea where this above sentence came from but I'd like to see some references. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.116.13.229 (talk • contribs) .

Thanks for your suggestion! I've gone ahead and removed the text in question; I also had some hesistation about it when I first read it. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 23:00, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Why was the gallery removed on Jan 22? I can't find a way to get to the pictures on the current page. Am I missing something here?

[edit] Description

I edited the description section since there was a lot of misguided information on how to tell the two sexes apart. BOTH sexes can exhibit a mid-dorsal stripe along the backbone, even though a lot of adult males will eventually lose this feature, there are still several who retain the stripe. And juvenile males still exhibit this stripe, so that should not be a factor to tell a male from a female apart. Dewlaps should not be an indicator as to whether or not the anole is male or female. BOTH sexes can have a dewlap, it is just that generally in adult specimins the males exhibit it more frequently and are generally larger and more colorful, and the dewlaps are often (but not always) smaller and less colorful in the females. Yes, females DO have dewlaps, as I have seen them display their dewlaps several times in my life, and I currently own 4 green carolina anoles of my own, and I especially see it in threat displays for the females. And head size and all that is only relevant in adult specimins. The most proper way to sex an anole is through the hemipenile bulges exhibited ONLY IN MATURE MALES as well as the ENLARGED POSTANAL SCALES located beneath the VENT of ONLY MALES of the species, and age for that is not a factor, so even juvenile males will exhibit this feature. DragonTU84 04:01, 31 July 2007 (UTC)DragonTU84

[edit] Housing Anoles in Captivity

While this section appears to be knowledgable and helpful, there are no references. It appears to be original research. The use of "I" and "you" is also not recommended. Please cite sources. --XyKyWyKy 13:19, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

THIS IS STOLEN FROM A PERSON I KNOW WELL ON A POPULAR ANOLE CARE FORUM!!! It is from HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE!!! Hence the reason you see the use of "I" and "You" a lot. It was meant for the publics enjoyment, but now this person has taken that privilege and pirated his OWN WORK!!! PLEASE REMOVE AT ONCE!!! OR I WILL DELETE IT MYSELF!! -DragonTU84 03:35, 13 July 2007 (UTC)DragonTU84

Housing Anoles in Captivity has been Removed since this was stolen property of the original owner without proper notification.DragonTU84 04:41, 18 July 2007 (UTC)-DragonTU84

[edit] Breeding/Mating

I editted some of the info. that I originally wrote in this section, as I know some of the wording and vocabulary got a little confusing. I also deleted somebody's comment that hatchling anoles feed off of the regurgitated food of their parents. This is true for BIRDS, NOT reptiles like green anoles!!!!! So please stop providing misinformation and confusing the reader, especially when I already stated that the female anole just buries the egg in soft compost and lets it to hatch and fend for itself...this totally just contradicts this already known fact and just confuses rather than helps the reader.

But anyways, most of the editting was just re-phrasing sentences and paragraphs so the reader can hopefully better understand the message I am trying to get across on anole breeding behaviors. DragonTU84 (talk) 20:51, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Coloration/Color Morphs

In reptiles like green anoles, there lies layers of pigments called chromatophores, and for there to be an albino reptile all of the color layers must be missing, not just the melanophores. For instance, since the anole color spectrum is made up of cyanophores, melanophores and xanthrophores, ALL 3 HAVE TO BE LACKING for an "albino" specimin to be produced. The incidence is even RARER than the rare blue-phased anole I noted in the discussion. DragonTU84 (talk) 20:51, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Photo Question

What's with the "What a blue-phased green anole WOULD look like" picture? Why don't we also edit the picture so users would know what a purple, plaid, or fuschia anole "WOULD" look like as well? I propose removing the picture and letting someone that can capture a blue-phased green anole on film post an actual picture of one, rather than an edited picture. kthx. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.153.139.9 (talk) 07:32, August 21, 2007 (UTC)

I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. The image in question has been removed and a picture of a regular green anole has taken its place. Anybody who is able to capture a photograph of a true blue-phased anole, please feel free to replace my image with one of a blue-phased. DragonTU84 19:13, 21 August 2007 (UTC)DragonTU84