Question 12
The brown anole (Anolis sagre) is a species of lizard native to Cuba that has been introduced into the southeastern United States. The range of brown anoles in the United States has been
expanding and they are now competing with native green anoles (Anolis carolinensis). Some of the characteristics of the green and brown anoles are shown in Table 1.
TABLE 1. CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO ANOLE SPECIES
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Anole Species
Body Length
Limb Length
Relative to
Body Length
Toe Pad Size
Relative to
Body Length
Cold Tolerance
A sagree
55-80 mm
Long
Intermediate
30-35°C
(brown anole)
A carolinensis
(green anole)
45-85 mm
Short
Very large
25-30°C
Acladogram showing the relationships between some anale species is shown in Figure 1.
A. carolinensis
A. stratulus
A. evermanni
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