Bark Anole vs. Brown Anole

Bark Anoles share south Florida's tree trunks and walls with Brown Anoles. A: Pale yellow to yellow-orange in the Bark Anole; orange-red with a pale yellow edge in the Brown Anole. B: Small, flat and bark-coloured, with dark V-marks across the back in the Bark Anole; a pale wavy or diamond stripe down the back in females in the Brown Anole. C: A dark bar across the head between the eyes in the Bark Anole; no dark bar between the eyes in the Brown Anole. The Bark Anole presses itself flat against the trunk.

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