Re: Technically it's "Porch Herping"
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wolfy-hound
Yep, there's tons of anoles here, just most are the nonnatives. I love the little buggers, loads of fun to watch. This one changed colors in about 20 seconds from brown to vibrant green and then in a bit. back to brown. Thanks for the comments!
Very nice pics. One of my favorite reasons of moving from NY to NC is the wildlife everywhere. By ''non-native'' are you referring to the Bahama Anoles? They are all brown with black stripes/spots.
Re: Technically it's "Porch Herping"
Yes. Those mainly inhabit the area, with few natives left. The native one also go brown so it's hard to explain the difference to people here.
All of them are cute though. I also see a lot of teeny skinks, and fence lizards.
Re: Technically it's "Porch Herping"
Yep, that is a green anole (Anolis carolinensis). One of my favorite lizards, too. I think it's terrible that they're treated they way they are in the pet industry, particularly since they're struggling to hold their place in the native ecosystem against more aggressive anole species that have been introduced.
Re: Technically it's "Porch Herping"
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CoolioTiffany
The Green Anole was actually my first herp I've ever gotten.:)
Awesome pics, especially of that male showing off his pink flap:D
Same here. Waaay back when I was a lil' kid my Dad bought a bunch for my sister and I. He took care of them since we were too little yet. Somehow he had some sort of water thingy in with them.
All 4 or 5 of them ended up drowning.
Re: Technically it's "Porch Herping"
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Originally Posted by
wolfy-hound
Yep, there's tons of anoles here, just most are the nonnatives. I love the little buggers, loads of fun to watch. This one changed colors in about 20 seconds from brown to vibrant green and then in a bit. back to brown. Thanks for the comments!
I have heard that the native ones are making a bit of a come back. I have not noticed it in my yard but I remember reading somewhere that the native ones stay up in the trees more now. Kind of sad. I remember visiting FL as a kid chasing the native ones all over Disney and Epcot. Now, only 25 years later, 99% of what I see are the non natives. I don't think I have actually seen a native one in my yard in about a year.
