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Exotic anoles in Florida

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Anyone ever see any wild Crested anoles in Florida? From what I've read their distribution seems to be limited to the Dade Co. area. Anyone see them anyother places?
 
I've seen crested anoles all over South Florida. Broward County and Dade County. Also, there are lots of Knight Anoles as well.
 
My Grandparents live in South FL and came in a few weeks ago.. They were looking at my collection and were trying to explain the lizards they have in their yard... Was 2 different specie of anole from what they described.. LOL they tried to get me to give them a shipping box so they cuold catch them and ship them to me..lol
 
i caught a Knight anole a few moths back , but it wouldnt eat . and finally when it did it tried to eat the substrate recycled paper and chocked to death . i have seen a few basilisk<?> . they're longm and thin and get up on there hind legs and haul a$$ when they run . so far havent been able to carch one . i did however finally catch a curley tailed lizzard . been trying for months , there jsut too darn fast .
 
There are all sorts of anoles in South Flordia. There's a subdivision thats not far from Tropical Park in the industiral part of Miami, I think its off Sunset and another road, that has Jamaican Giant Anoles. They're the most exotic I've seen down there, and I only saw them in that one neighborhood. Knight Anoles, aka bahamian lizards by the locals, are all over south Florida. So are the basilisks and I've seen ameiva's down there as well. Have not seen a green basilisk though. Iguanas are widespread as well, the one lake in Tropical park is loaded with them. I hear that if you go herpin' near Miami International Airport that you can find just about damn near anything. Apprently alot of herps escape from the airport and then take up residence there.
 
anoles

From what i can remember there are actually 7 species in florida. Most from neighboring sout american islands. Cuban Knights, Cresteds, Browns, Greens, blue-green anole etc. I forgot the rest. I think i read something on them in an old reptiles issue, or maybe in a book or something.. dont rememebr
but here is a pic of the blue green anole-http://wld.fwc.state.fl.us/critters/exotics/SpeciesNumberResults.asp?SPPNO=2
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