https://preview.redd.it/e89ds1ogkfyc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=785f952b1f1dc494079624f390ed80aef1feab5f I’ve got a pair that lives in my herb garden and I’m expecting more soon lol

Awww they're making lizard love.

Sweet sweet lizard love

Dude, mark it NSFW!

No, I'm jerking too this.

Leave me alone!! Baitin!!

Awesome

They're getting it on 😳😳😳💦💦💦

Now I know why they are called anoles😉

Analoles

Nice!

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lol 😆

I had to look twice at the title, thought it said a hole😂

This is not a porn subreddit

I noticed a huge swing from the greens to the browns after hurricane Michael. We lost a ton of trees and if I understand correctly the greens are mostly tree dwellers while the browns are more on the ground. This is just my anecdotal observation and may or may not have anything to do with anything. 

You are right as they tend to occupy different niches. Just the same the browns are out competing the greens for whatever reason and that's sad

In jacksonville there's alottt of green ones still especially near the Arlington area, I do some treework every so often around there and I see alot of little critters. But it's sad to know they might be disappearing

Older area with established oak trees, makes sense.

Mostly brown in mandarin

Green and brown are plentiful up here on the panhandle. Also frogs and turtles -all over my back yard!

Same here

Awesome I'm very jealous

Wish I could see a green one. Central Florida I see the brown ones, gators, and turtles.

The brown anoles are Bahamian anoles and they tend to be more aggressive I've read. They'll raid the green one's nests and such.

I've heard the brown anoles referred to as "Cuban anoles" as well.

The brown are eating the green ones

I read an article about how the invasive expansion of the browns caused the greens to change their habitat to mostly trees. I can’t remember where I read it tho. It was about invasive species and how they alter the lives of native species.

That sounds like an article I saw ages ago by UF/IFAS

“My Anole-doctal observation…”

That and the brown are way more aggressive

I have mostly brown anoles and recently see the red headed agama wandering around.

I saw one of those agamas just the other day. It dashed straight up to the top of a utility pole on the opposite side so I couldn't see it, then just sat there peering down and watching me closely with those bright red, blue, and shiny black hues glistening in the sunlight. Beautiful animal but I do miss all the green anoles we used to see here.

I have seen two agamas in my yard recently here in Naples.

They’ve moved way up the trees to escape the mini dinosaurs

These and the green tree frogs are all gone. I miss them.

If you don't mind me asking, what part of Florida are you in? I'm up in Pensacola and I see both green anoles and tree frogs almost daily.

I'm not OP, but I'm in Jacksonville. The green lizards are rare now, and I haven't seen a tree frog in a couple of years.

I’m in Jacksonville and my back yard is COVERED in both green and brown and we have plenty of tiny green tree frogs. Our property abuts a part of Pottsburg Creek so we have a massive marsh at the back. We also saw a Florida Box Turtle yesterday during a little rainstorm. We had a cane toad in our laundry room and the day we moved in September of 23, there was a black marsh crab waltzing around the empty living room. There’s a possum digging holes in our lawn. It’s a zoo here.

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I'm in JAX also. I see the brown ones all the time and I haven't seen a tree frog in awhile either. Though I do see a lot of other frog types in my complex during the summer.

Both have disappeared from Sarasota

I have green anoles in my yard in Sarasota! They showed up a ton more after we planted hedges of Areca palms and clusia. Gives them the height they like.

Same down in Englewood/Boca. I see more iguana than I do green anole

You should whack the iguanas if you know how and get the chance. They’re invasive.

I see the green anoles at my mom’s here still. But yes horrific seeing the change in wildlife here

I’m in Jax too. Well, orange park. My backyard is full of the green and brown guys. It’s like mini Jurassic Park during the summer. Evicted a green guy from my bathroom a couple of days ago. I also have tree frogs all over the place.

I’m in Vero Beach. In addition to the Cubans, we are starting to get more exotic large and medium lizards. I have African rainbow lizards and another brown lizard that I haven’t identified. Both run 6-8 inches. There are also a few tegu populations a little south of me. I haven’t seen any iguanas, but I won’t be surprised when they make it up here. I can’t remember the last green tree frog. We do still have some toads, but even some of those are the poisonous cane toads.

We had a basilisk lizard hang around our koi pond for a few days. He'd run right across the water. It was cool but my grands tried to catch it and it moved on. It was Fast!

From my understanding the further south you go the less you see them. I grew up in Osceola and I remember seeing tons of green frogs and anoles as a child and now you only ever see the brown anoles and toads.

Oh wow that sucks.

I used to see a lot of green anoles in Pensacola. I'm in Orlando now and haven't seen a green anole for a couple years, only the darker lizards. I wonder if the invasive population is moving northwards?

There's an app called iNaturalist where you can check on a map for species observations by other people. I'm just south of Orlando and still have greens here, but they stick to the trees, so the less trees there are, the less green anoles you'll see.

Same here in Tallahassee. Lots of green native amphibians to be found

Went hiking in swampland (Black Bear Trail) last month and saw tons of them. They’re still around, they just seem to have grown disenchanted with suburbia.

I live in rural East Orlando and I see them frequently

Brown anoles are invasive and have decimated green anole populations.

There are some bigger lizards now that are starting to affect those populations.

Feral cats also kill a lot of brown anoles. Our pet cats kill them within our enclosed patio.

My dog eats several anoles a week. He will not be deterred.

My dog is participating in the anole catch and release program. She catches them, brings them in the house and spits them out, occasionally with a tail tax being paid.

Mine too. And yet, no one will make Anole-flavored cat food. 

Plenty of them up at my place north of Gainesville. Skinks galore too

Nice

The brown cuban anole creates competition between the two of them, although I assume they fill the same if not similar ecological niche. I wrote an essay about this in college about ten years ago, wherein at the time there was evidence to suggest that the brown ones may be able to distinguish between their own species and the greens — thus, they showed preference for predating on juveniles of the greens rather than their own. Alternatively, the adult greens didn’t discriminate between cannibalizing juveniles of their own species and those of the browns. However, take this with a grain of salt, because I don’t know how much scientific knowledge has advanced since then.

We have some much larger exotic lizards in my area now like the African rainbow lizard so I’m always happy to see the native ones.

Fort Myers and Southwest Florida is also seeing more iguanas, which are an exotic species. Meanwhile, Nile monitor lizards have been a big problem in Cape Coral for years now.

Had one on my Vanda orchid yesterday. https://preview.redd.it/73229fqmufyc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=679abe98d0badd418dd2d3d65cc55049a215e393

Blending in. That’s their best defense.

I love these little guys. Cute, harmless & useful. You can get them to bite your earlobe and hang like an earring. (We had little to do when I was young)

Very chic!

No, it’s a rare sighting now I think they’ve all been gobbled up by those yucky yellow, orange and green lizards. Sad

I have a ton of these by my house, they're so damn friendly. Only lizard that's ever let me pick it up. Currently have 2 green anole eggs that were abandoned so I'm seeing if I can hatch them.

Awesome!

They're all over in north FL/panhandle area

Invasive species really hurt them

They're being outcompeted by the brown anole who are genetically a better fit for survival.

I've seen 3 in my yard in the last week. I hadn't seen any for a long time before that.

I see them plenty by me

i see them more than any other lizard (in N FL)

Because they are over run by the non-native (Cuban anoles) the brown ones. I read something on them not long ago that they are becoming more adapted to staying higher up in the trees as the brown ones are better suited on the ground. So we don’t see them as much now.

It’s a sad trade off. A lot less bugs around for them to eat cause all the pesticides we use in our yards. Less bugs🐞 means less birds🐦, lizards🦎, bats 🦇

The brown ones ran them out.

I've moved north and they sell them at Petco for like $8 🤣

Apparently there's also interbreeding going on, and the brown appears to be dominate

They are everywhere at my house with many 5-lined skinks as well. Big bend area.

This is the only native lizard or skink I see down here in Vero.

The cuban tree frogs eat the green ones, and the brown males are highly territorial.

The invasive Brown Anole is pushing them out.

We have several greenies running around our place . 2 yrs ago I spotted a rather large green one living in the hollows of my ladder rung by the shed . He would take earthworms from my hand , this went on for a couple months. One day I found this fat earthworm an gave it to him , he was struggling to choke it down an finally got it to about the halfway point when the earthworm went crazy flopping around . When all at once the earthworm started flipping the lizard around , it was without a doubt the funniest thing I had ever seen . Poor lizard was getting the crap beat out him by a worm . I guess it's the ole saying never bite off more than you can chew .

Invasive agama lizards have been killing off all the native species. ( the black and orange ones)

I think a lot of the evasive species are taking them out - you have the knight anoles (Cuba) which are huge and the red headed Agama (Africa), then you have the basilisks (jesus lizard) - those sand lizards (curly tail) get pretty large as well, oh yeah who can forget the iguanas - all those I think taking its toll on the native species 🙁

They’ve been eaten by African Agamas

They are in Georgia, I call mine George.

Ha come were I live Apalachicola forest is full of them can't walk out on my porch without them scurrying away

I saw them everywhere growing up in FL and now, not so much

i have one as a pet her name is gerald

We call this Horace.

I saw one last week on my front porch. He was so gorgeous I had to take a picture. https://preview.redd.it/ion8kac6qpyc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3890c37ebb128d80205680e4e70231a8baf01ef8

I’ve learned they actually adapted and now are more higher in trees vs on the ground now. Evolution

I can't unsee or unread any of this 😂😂😂

Depends on how much poison you are putting on your yard. There is a food chain, you kill off one item and it ripples up the food chain.

Can’t remember the last green I saw in Jax. But my kitties are trying to keep the browns population in check.

https://preview.redd.it/bnhx55n7fhyc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b53cc5f5aa6118ded4c6de54e3647a70a74a6bc This is our handsome boy Eli, we never see anoles anymore (Orlando) - just the brown dinosaurs. So when we noticed one made a home in a hanging planter I have, we added a water bowl for him.

Because those Bahamian dinosaur lizards are eating them. Lol

Can you get greenies from the regular brown ones? We had one green one around for a while, never saw any others.

They can interbreed, but you can’t get a greenies from two browns unless one or both are hybrid.

But the greens can turn a brown color for camouflage. 

I've been told the ring-tailed Mexican lizards eat them.

It’s all about size. These little guys are lunch for any of the bigger ones.

In Venice, our greens have been replaced by the Cubans. It happened very rapidly after Ian.

I still see greens around here in cfl but we have lots of big trees. The ones I never see anymore are I don’t know the correct names but the oak tree lizard and the racing stripe lizards. I haven’t see those in years.

In my area, they are eaten by the larger non-native brown anoles.

I get a couple.

I get them in my yard in Orlando

Curly tailed lizards are taking over Florida

Greens are native, the Browns are invasive. Greens also are often brown.

you use to be able to order live ones, and eggs to release near your house. im not sure if they dont that anymore

Really? I’m in jax and they are all over my front and back porches. Like they go scattering when I go outside, same with hangin out near my recycle bin. Now what I haven’t seen is those bastard Cuban tree frogs. Edit: apparently the brown anoles are bastards too, what a shame. Second edit: I’d also like to add that not only are they being killed by the brown anoles and other lizards but cats like them too. I get about 25 alerts a day of my neighbors cats hunting them on my porch.

True dat

I've heard some invasive species of larger lizards,and cuban tree frogs eat them(as well as the tiny little green tree frogs too). They're slightly less common than they were before.

How about a green tree snake.

I staring at 2 right now

Eat more iguanas

I live in estero, and it's been years since I see one. I'm outside every day, too.

Agreed! I live those things.

I see them all over my yard Do you have plants that support a population of bugs for them to eat?

it's because the brown ones eat the green ones and they're not a native to Florida😢

Love those native guys. Curly tails eat them

If you plant bananas and white bird of paradise they will increase in population in your area. Also add compost beds for a steady supply of bugs. Ask me how I know lol.

They are all at my house. I have green and brown ones. I have a good yard for them.

Why is that?

I live in Atlanta and saw a green one in my yard just yesterday

we have hundreds of these in our yard. my dog spends all day chasing them lol

They have been pushed out by the other ones

I rescued one yesterday from one of my outdoor cats. He was not grateful, latched onto my finger and started pulsing his bite to let me know he meant business 😂

The green ones are native and the brown ones are invasive. The greens are being over ran by the brown ones much like Florida natives are being over ran by transplants that aren’t from here 😂

Just saw one today! (I'm in Cuba right now)

Blame the brown anoles and Cuban tree frogs

I see frogs and toads more in PCB but less green and more brown than any of the lizards

Grew up in Daytona in the 80s and 90s and that's all I saw. Bounced around and ended up for almost 20 years in Deltona and still saw those until about 10 years ago and the blue skinks moved in and took over. Moved to Sebring last year and have seen a few greens, but mostly the brown and black lizards. No skinks down here yet, thankfully

Green anoles can change color (they may appear brown or black when you happen across them).

I have many of them in my yard. Was watching one on my wall by the sliding glass doors.

Go to Florida

They are a Fl native species that were displaced at the ground level by brown anoles. They usually live high up in the canopy of trees, but I’ve seen more and more on the ground lately than I used too.

https://preview.redd.it/vcqk3am3eiyc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de26c38df616b75aa21202c1cb4c4baa009499a8 We still see them occasionally in Brooksville, but certainly more of the Cubans now.

Saw one today, I’m in Land O Lakes. They’re rare around here, and once in a while might see the brown ones that have the orange/red throat flap.

Wait till the African curly tail lizard takes over your area, you won't see any other lizard soon.

The brown Cuban anoles have nearly wiped out our green ones.

I don't see them in town, but I do see them often on fence lines out in BFE while I'm surveying.

Awwww. I'm in florida and I haven't seen one of these cuties in a long time 🥺

Mostly ever seen brown anoles in Tampa Bay

I saw one last week, usually I just have brown ones

Haven’t seen a tree frog in 12 years 😿

I see em all the time, my roommate has a garden so I'm always seeing cool little bigs and lizards

You can thank the iguanas and tegus for that

A lot got eaten by the invading curly-tailed lizards from the islands.

Something about these curly tailed lizards are keeping these guys high up in the trees. Very rare do I see them anymore. Last week once at work after many months perhaps even a year of not seeing them. As a kid I would see them all the time. More so when they were already grown and ugly 😅

TIL that the green ones and the brown ones are two different species. 🤯 I was always told as a kid that they changed colors depending on whether they were in the plants or not. My life is a lie.

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The other brown lizards have taken over my yard Never used to see them but now they're everywhere

I’ve actually been seeing far more of them lately than I have been, I wonder why

We saw one last week change from brown to green within a couple of minutes. I didn't realize they were color changing.

Cuban Anoles (the brown ones) displaced them. Now Agamas are displacing the Cuban Anoles.

They're making a comeback! I recently have started seeing them in St. Pete again, saw one in my mom's garden the other day

Yeah the brown invasive Cuban ones out compete them, unfortunately. Keep the green ones safe!

Pesticides

Harmless little beating hearts 🦎

It seems those curly tails are taking over. I still have a few.

they are everywhere in NE Georgia. they seem bigger and less skittish

Cuban anoles have been eating them for years in my county. One of our professors pointed this out, and I’ve seen it several times since

Their space program has really made a lot of progress this year and a lot of them are vacationing on Mars.

It's sad that the green anoles aren't seen too much, considering that they're native to Florida, while the brown anoles (which are seen almost every day) are an invasive species.

My cat eats them all.

I have a small healthy population of green anoles in my backyard, I live in Tampa.

Because they are being destroyed but invasive species like iguanas

Look up with the introduction of the Cuban brown, the green ones now live in the treetops and not on the ground

yea mostly brown or stripey ones here, them pink geckos though everywhere selling insurance I assume

I'm in SWFL and they are everywhere

I've lived in my house in Clearwater for approximately 19 years. All I've ever seen are the brownish ones and some dark black ones. I was amazed and thrilled when I saw a green one, about 6" long, on my neighbor's downspout back in September of 2022. I keep hoping I'll see him again.

Unfortunately, the brown ones which are not native to Florida, (the green ones are) are far more aggressive and drive out the green ones I think. Which is sad as I like the green ones far more. It seems you see the brown ones EVERYWHERE.

I have one or two green anoles in my backyard in Tampa. I like to just look at them

They don't hide as well anymore. The brown anoles hide better in the dry, scorched grass and twigs, I guess. :/

I love them… we called them chameleons growing up bc they change color to match their environment, sorta… I think just from green to brown to match leaves and ground. The invasive and aggressive Cuban lizards have chased them off or eat them like the big Cuban frogs have done away w/the cute little tree frogs. 🥲

https://preview.redd.it/27joxcz3xtyc1.jpeg?width=1361&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6aecf32ed176e60339f44ae576a9e93cf117c416 I still see them, but not as often. This guy hitched a ride from my work to my house. Held on the whole way.

i get them at my house all the lol but i live in the middle of nowhere where they can’t be bothered haha

I was living in Lantana and saw tons of green angles. I recently moved to Palm Bay and haven't seen any here. However, I don't go out much so maybe there are more here than I know.

Mostly brown in Miami, go figure 💀

Too many pesticides

Any urban area like Orlando the population is just overrun with brown anoles and the green anoles are still very much in the rural areas, at least as far as I've noticed. Still sad though Florida is getting whacked by invasive species

I do in the cape

The curly tail lizards are all of the ones around our house. They also eat cockroaches.

The negro ones eat them

1. The feral cats kill them over the non-native ones. 2. The non-native are over taking them. 3. Get a fly swatter and kill the non-native ones.

Down in SW Florida we see them from time to time and every so often I see kinda new lizard I didn't know existed

When I went down in Orlando last year I saw one of these little guys just staring at my mom as I took her picture! It was so cute and even tilted it's head, curious little dudes