Anolis lizards colonized the Caribbean from South America some 40 million years ago and quickly evolved a wide range of shapes and sizes.
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For example, there are 60 species of anolis lizards on Cuba, but far fewer species on the much smaller islands of Jamaica and Puerto Rico.
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Anolis nitens tandai lives on the forest floor in leaf litter in rainforests of the southern Amazon and cannot withstand high temperatures.
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Anolis lizards in the Greater Antilles are more closely related to other species within the same island than to species of adjacent islands.
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(Anoles) Polychrotidae is a family of lizards commonly known as anoles . NCBI places the anole in subfamily Polychrotinae of the family Iguanidae. Four genera are common: Anolis, Norops, Phenacosaurus and Polychrus.
A genus of New World arboreal lizards that can change color