Together with the Kolbe Lab at the University of Rhode Island, we have created a field identification guide for the common anole lizards of Miami, FL. You can click here to view the complete
Field Identification Guide for the Anole Lizards of Miami,
or click on any photo below to see details about that particular species!
Field Identification Guide for the Anole Lizards of Miami,
or click on any photo below to see details about that particular species!
Clockwise from top left: Brown anole (Anolis sagrei) native to Cuba and the Bahamas; Crested anole (Anolis cristatellus) native to Puerto Rico; Bark anole (Anolis distichus) native to Hispaniola and the Bahamas; Giant anole (Anolis garmani) native to Jamaica; Knight anole (Anolis equestris) native to Cuba; and the Green anole (Anolis carolinensis) native to the southeastern United States. See our field identification guide to help you identify Miami anole species below!
Kolbe, J.J., Feeley, K.J., Battles, A., Stroud, J.T. (2014) Field identification guide for the Anole lizards of Miami. The Fairchild Challenge PDF
(Left) General sizes and habitat preferences of the non-native anole lizards found in Miami (pictured above). From top to bottom: A. equestris (Cuba), A. garmani (Jamaica), A. carolinensis (USA), A. distichus(Hispaniola), A. cristatellus (Puerto Rico), A. sagrei (Cuba)