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Bark Anole vs. Crested Anole

Bark and Crested anoles are both grey-brown trunk anoles of Miami-Dade. A: Small and flat, with dark V-marks across the back in the Bark Anole; no V-marks; a pale line along the side in the Crested Anole. B: Pale yellow in the Bark Anole; olive or yellowish-green with an orange edge in the Crested Anole. Male Crested Anoles have a fin-like crest on the tail.

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Bark Anole

Anolis distichus

Crested Anole

Anolis cristatellus
Bark Anole vs. Crested Anole: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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