Allison's Anole vs. Brown Anole

Allison's Anoles share Miami's walls, fences and palms with the Brown Anoles that crowd every yard, and turn brown when cool or stressed. A: Bright green, or plain brown or tan with no pattern; males turquoise-blue on the head and front when green in the Allison's Anole; brown or grey only, never green or blue; often spotted or barred, and females have a pale wavy stripe down the back in the Brown Anole. B: Pink to red in the Allison's Anole; orange-red with a pale yellow edge in the Brown Anole. C: Long and pointed in the Allison's Anole; shorter and blunter in the Brown Anole. Brown Anoles change only between shades of brown and grey. A plain brown anole with a long, pointed snout is a Green, Allison's or Knight Anole in its brown phase.

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