Jamaican Giant Anole vs. Knight Anole

Jamaican Giant Anoles live in a few south Florida neighbourhoods, high in trees like the Knight Anole. A: No pale stripes under the eye or over the shoulder in the Jamaican Giant Anole; a pale yellow or white stripe under the eye and another over the shoulder in the Knight Anole. B: A low crest of small spines down the back (males) in the Jamaican Giant Anole; no crest; a huge, bony, wedge-shaped head in the Knight Anole. Male Jamaican Giant Anoles have a yellow throat fan with an orange centre; the Knight's is pale pink to whitish.

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