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Knight Anole vs. Green Anole

Knight Anoles live high in the trees of south Florida's suburbs, where Green Anoles still live too. A: A pale yellow or white stripe under the eye and another over the shoulder in the Knight Anole; plain green, with no stripes in the Green Anole. B: A huge, bony, wedge-shaped head in the Knight Anole; a slim head with a long, pointed snout in the Green Anole. C: Pale pink to whitish in the Knight Anole; bright pink in the Green Anole. The Knight Anole is huge: 13 to 19 in, against the Green Anole's 5 to 8 in.

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Knight Anole

Anolis equestris

Green Anole

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

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