anoles
Small climbing reptiles
Anoles are small lizards native to the Americas, particularly common in the Caribbean and southeastern United States.
The green anole is familiar to many Americans as a backyard lizard that changes color from green to brown.
Males display a colorful throat fan called a dewlap to attract mates and defend territory.
Often sold in pet stores, sometimes misleadingly as "chameleons."
Cold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- tailRear animal appendage
- dewlapHanging neck fold
- herpetologyStudy of reptiles, amphibians
cold-blooded · ectotherm · vertebrate · squamate · insectivore · diurnal · oviparous · basking
Tropical Atlantic region
- neotropicalLatin American biogeographic zone
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- FloridaSoutheastern American peninsula state
Cuba · Hawaii · invasive · exotic · jungle · canopy · understory · warmth
Of or in trees
- gripSecure manual hold
- perchResting spot for birds
- branchesLimbs of trees
- treesWoody plants with trunks
agility · scamper · vertical · vines · clamber · cling · bark · foliage
Color of vegetation
- brownDark earth tone
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- crypticObscure in meaning
- colorationSurface hue arrangement
blend · adaptation · hide · ambush · disguise · pigment · chromatophores · stealth
Formation of distinct species
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- nicheRecessed wall space
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- biodiversityRange of life forms
morphology · endemic · traits · polymorphism · genus · twig · convergent
reptile
Cold-blooded scaled vertebrate
herpetology · cold-blooded · ectotherm · vertebrate · squamate · insectivore · diurnal · oviparous · basking · shedding
Caribbean
Tropical Atlantic region
- neotropicalLatin American biogeographic zone
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
Florida · Cuba · Hawaii · invasive · exotic · jungle · canopy · understory · warmth · habitat
arboreal
Of or in trees
trees · agility · scamper · vertical · vines · clamber · cling · bark · foliage · dexterity
green
Color of vegetation
- brownDark earth tone
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- crypticObscure in meaning
coloration · blend · adaptation · hide · ambush · disguise · pigment · chromatophores · stealth
speciation
Formation of distinct species
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- nicheRecessed wall space
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
biodiversity · morphology · endemic · traits · polymorphism · genus · twig · convergent
anolescrocodilians
Order of large semiaquatic reptiles
snakes · tortoises · Komodo dragons · tuataras · geckos