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Jamaican Giant Anole vs. Green Anole

Jamaican Giant Anoles live among Green Anoles in a few south Florida neighbourhoods. A: A low crest of small spines down the back (males) in the Jamaican Giant Anole; no crest on the back in the Green Anole. B: Big: 8 to 12 in, up to 14 in in the Jamaican Giant Anole; 5 to 8 in in the Green Anole. Male Jamaican Giant Anoles have a yellow throat fan with an orange centre; Green Anoles a pink one.

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Jamaican Giant Anole

Anolis garmani

Green Anole

Anolis carolinensis
Jamaican Giant Anole vs. Green Anole: comparison sheet with the differences marked

Photographs via iNaturalist under Creative Commons licences; the photographers are credited on the sheet.

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