The Carolina Anole, or Green Anole, is common in the Southeastern United States, along the Atlantic and Gulf Coast states, from the Carolinas across to Texas. We have these guys all over Gohn Greene Farms. In this photo the anole was showing off his chameleon like ability to change colors from green to brown. Although not a true chameleon (he's actually more closely related to iguanas), he can both change color, and regrow his tail if it is lost during an attack.
The males also have a colorful dewlap, a flap of skin on the underside of the neck. They'll inflate this brink pink dewlap to defend their territory from other encroaching males. When they're not fighting over turf they spend most of their time hunting dinner. They eat mostly crickets, grasshoppers, flies, and the like so they're welcome to stake a claim to just about anywhere on the farm and eat as many bugs as they like!
