Description: maximum length 8 inches; bright green but can change color
to light brown but always evenly hued; whitish chin; females have light
stripe down the back and males don't; three factors influence color and
change of color: camouflage, temperature, emotion. When on green vegetation
or light background, tend to be green; when on bark or dark background,
tend to be brown. When temperatures are around 70 or higher, tend to stay green;
when in 60's or lower, tend to be brown. When males display for territory or
females, turn bright green; when males fight, the winner turns bright green and
the loser turns brown. Both males and females have dewlaps although males'
slightly larger; used for breeding and territorial displays; Green Anoles in
Southwest Florida have cream-colored dewlaps while Green Anoles elsewhere have
pinkish dewlaps.