Lara's Favorite Species: The Green Anole

<p>Florida's native green anole (pronounced "uh-nole"), <em>Anolis carolinensis</em>, is Lara's favorite species in all of Florida! In this episode of Naturally Florida, we'll be chatting about what makes the green anole so special and about their nonnative look-alike, the brown anole (<em>Anolis sagrei</em>).</p> <h1>Learn more:</h1> <ul> <li>Cuban Brown Anole or Green Anole (video): <a href="https://youtu.be/KQhnzi9mkYI">https://youtu.be/KQhnzi9mkYI</a></li> <li>Landscaping Solutions: Green Anoles: <a href="https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/design/gardening-with-wildlife/anoles.html">https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/design/gardening-with-wildlife/anoles.html</a></li> </ul> <h1>How You Can Help:</h1> <ul> <li><strong>Help us document their populations! </strong>If you see a green anole in your yard or while out in one of Florida's many natural areas, snap a picture with your smartphone and upload it to <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/">iNaturalist.org.</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Add habitat to your yard or neighborhood. </strong>Consider adding native shrubs or small trees and changing part of your yard from lawn to Florida-Friendly Landscaping to provide habitat for a variety of small critters. Learn more here: <a href="https://ffl.ifas.ufl.edu/about-ffl/9-principles/principle-5-attract-wildlife/">https://ffl.ifas.ufl.edu/about-ffl/9-principles/principle-5-attract-wildlife/</a></li> </ul> <h1>Sources for this Episode:</h1> <ul> <li><strong>Invader Updater: Cuban Brown Anole, </strong>UF Wildlife Department (2011) <a href="https://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/InvaderUpdater/pdfs/InvaderUpdater_Winter2011.pdf">https://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/InvaderUpdater/pdfs/InvaderUpdater_Winter2011.pdf</a></li> <li><strong>Green Anole (</strong><em><strong>Anolis carolinensis</strong></em><strong>),</strong> Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (n.d.) <a href="https://srelherp.uga.edu/lizards/anocar.htm">https://srelherp.uga.edu/lizards/anocar.htm</a></li> <li><strong>Analysis of the effects of an exoti