Hispaniolan green anole

Hispaniolan green anole
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Polychrotidae
Genus: Anolis
Species: A. chlorocyanus
Binomial name
Anolis chlorocyanus
Duméril and Bibron, 1837

The Hispaniolan green anole (Anolis chlorocyanus ) is a species of anole native to the island of Hispaniola.[1] It is very similar to the North American species, the green anole (Anolis carolinensis), but males have a light blue throat flap, instead of red. Females and juveniles may have darker green stripes lining the sides of their bodies, but males are often a pure bright green color. This species was introduced into the Florida Everglades and is considered invasive.

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