Behavior
Anoles are territorial creatures. Some have even been witnessed fighting their own reflections in mirrored glass. Stress in an anole can be identified by several symptoms, to include chronic lethargy, a persistent black semicircle behind its eyes, and a constant shade of brown. Like many lizards, anoles display autotomic tails so they may escape predation.
Anoles also display curiosity. A healthy lizard usually has a good awareness of its surroundings. The male is very territorial and will fight other males to defend its territory. Many times, the other male will be an extremely invasive (Cuban) brown anole. When the non-indigenous brown anole was introduced to the United States, the Carolina anole left its ground-level territories and was relegated to a very different, higher ecosystem up in the treetops.
Read more about this topic: Carolina Anole
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