anole
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- noun
- /əˈnoʊli/
- US
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anolis
- The vibrant green anole changed color to match the leaves as it climbed the tree.
- anole species
- twig anole
- anole lizard
Examples
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For example, grass anoles have extremely long tails—sometimes as much as four times the length of the body!
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There are thirty-six known varieties of anole in this part of Central America.
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One aspect of anole diversity in particular has been the subject of much research.
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Evidence of another sort comes from the human introduction of anole species throughout the Caribbean.
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Hypothesis 1: Coexisting anole species compete for resources.
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Anolis valencienni, a twig anole, has substantially shorter legs than the other three species illustrated here.
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For example, adult anoles of one species may prey on the young of another species (Gerber and Echternacht 2000).
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The potential significance of phenotypic plasticity in anoles was driven home years ago in a study on limb-length variation in A. sagrei.
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By contrast, twig anoles are much more deliberate; they creep slowly along twigs (Irschick and Losos 1999).
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In the tropical jungles, you can often spot an anole basking on a branch in the sunlight.
Synonyms
A small to medium lizard from the Americas that can change color and shows a throat fan
A small tropical lizard from the Americas that can change skin color
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Anole comes from a local Caribbean name for this little tree lizard, a word that European naturalists later used as Anolis. So anole today is simply the common name for that small, color-changing lizard.