| ||||||
| ||||||
Anolis carolinensis Voigt 1832Green anole |
|---|
| Links |
We parsed the following live from the Web into this page. Such content is managed by its original site and not cached on Discover Life. Please send feedback and corrections directly to the source. See original regarding copyrights and terms of use. |
|
80x5 -
240x3 -
240x4 -
320x1 -
320x2 -
320x3 -
640x1 -
640x2 Set display option above. Click on images to enlarge. | |
 Copyright Gwyn Rowland, 2006 Anolis carolinensis, mating |
 © Copyright Andrew Durso, 2005 Anolis carolinensis, adult |
 © Athena Anderson, 2007 Anolis carolinensis |
 © Athena Anderson, 2007 Anolis carolinensis |
 © Athena Anderson, 2007 Anolis carolinensis |
 © Athena Anderson, 2007 Anolis carolinensis |
 © Athena Anderson, 2007 Anolis carolinensis |
 © Athena Anderson, 2007 Anolis carolinensis |
 © Athena Anderson, 2007 Anolis carolinensis |
 © Athena Anderson, 2007 Anolis carolinensis |
 © Athena Anderson, 2007 Anolis carolinensis |
 © Athena Anderson, 2007 Anolis carolinensis |
 © Athena Anderson, 2007 Anolis carolinensis |
 © Athena Anderson, 2007 Anolis carolinensis |
 © Athena Anderson, 2007 Anolis carolinensis |
 © JD Willson, 2006 Anolis carolinensis, on tree |
 © JD Willson, 2006 Anolis carolinensis |
 © JD Willson, 2006 Anolis carolinensis |
 © JD Willson, 2006 Anolis carolinensis, hatchling |
 © JD Willson, 2006 Anolis carolinensis, with katydid |
 © John Pickering, 2006-2009 Anolis carolinensis |
 © John Pickering, 2006-2009 Anolis carolinensis, lizards showing color change |
 © John Pickering, 2006-2009 Anolis carolinensis, head |
|
| Names | |
| |
| Following served from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Following modified from University of Michigan |
Home
Anolis carolinensis
|
|
|
|
|
|
By Robert Smith
Green Anoles live in the Southeastern United States from eastern Texas to southern Virginia.
These anoles require greenery, some shade and a moist environment. They can be found in trees, shrubs, and on walls or fences.
Terrestrial Biomes:
forest
.
Anolis carolinensis is generally about 5 to 8 inches long. Females are usually smaller and can be under 5 inches long. Green anoles have adhesive lamellae on their foot-pads for crawling along walls. Able to change color, A. carolinensis can be anywhere from bright green to browns and greys. Their color varies depending on their mood, temperature, humidity, and their health. They are often referred to as American chameleons, although they are unrelated to chameleons. Their tails and bodies are long and slender and their heads have pointed snouts. Males are distinguishable from females because males have a pink dewlap, a flap of skin that hangs in an arc below their neck. This dewlap is used for attracting females and in territorial displays.
Some key physical features:
ectothermic
;
heterothermic
;
bilateral symmetry
.
Sexual dimorphism:
male more colorful,
ornamentation
.
Green anoles breed anywhere from late March to early October. Females can lay single eggs every two weeks. These eggs, which look like smaller, leathery versions of the chicken egg (1/4-3/8"), need moist soil and foliage. They hatch after anywhere from 5-7 weeks.
Key reproductive features:
gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate).
Green Anoles have a stereotyped set of behaviors. Male anoles perform rituals of dominance and territoriality. They show their dominance by bobbing their heads, usually through pushup-like movements. They also flare their dewlap. When threatened by another male, they start off with their bobbing and flaring. Then they extend their throat (different than dewlap), enlarge their body profile, turn lateral to their oponent, showing the side profile of body, erect crests along the back, and form an eyespot. The loser of the confrontation performs submissive head bobbing and retreats to different territory.
Key behaviors:
motile
.
Green Anoles eat small insects and spiders. They stalk them in shrubs vines walls and even window screens. Prey must move to be detected.
They provide business for pet stores as they are common pets in the states that they are found.
They are fairly common as pets in the region in which they are found. Their only real threat is from domestic cats, and children that aren't careful when they find an anole. All that A. carolinensis needs is some foliage, food and a temperature of 26 to 30 degrees Celsius; humans are not currently a significant threat.
When an anole gets a disease it turns a dull color, becomes sluggish and does not eat. They can be the host of blood sucking mites. If you own a green anole, they can be removed with a Q-tip and rubbing alcohol. Male green anoles, because of their territoriality, react to a mirror image of themselves and may act agressively toward it.
Find Anolis carolinensis information at
Robert Smith (author), University of Michigan.
To cite this page: Smith, R. 1999. "Anolis carolinensis" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 21, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Anolis_carolinensis.html.
Disclaimer: The Animal Diversity Web is an educational resource written largely by and for college students . ADW doesn't cover all species in the world, nor does it include all the latest scientific information about organisms we describe. Though we edit our accounts for accuracy, we cannot guarantee all information in those accounts. While ADW staff and contributors provide references to books and websites that we believe are reputable, we cannot necessarily endorse the contents of references beyond our control.
Other formats: OWL
| Home ¦ About Us ¦ Special Topics ¦ Teaching ¦ About Animal Names ¦ Help |
Structured Inquiry Search — preview |
Sponsored in part by the Interagency Education Research Initiative,
the Homeland Foundation and the
University of Michigan
Museum of Zoology
.
This material is based upon work supported by the
National Science Foundation
under Grants DUE-0633095 and DRL-0628151.
The ADW Team gratefully acknowledges their support.
Report Error
—
Comment
©1995-2008, The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors.
All rights reserved.
| Following modified from CalPhotos |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Following modified from CalPhotos |
| ||||||||||
| Discover Life | Top |
| © Designed by The Polistes Corporation |
