Large-headed Anole
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The large-headed anole sometimes called the largehead anole, is a species of anole found throughout the Caribbean
. It has also been introduced to Florida
, with small but stable breeding populations. This species gets its name from the males strangely large head. It is often brownish in color with lighter stripes on the flanks.
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
. It has also been introduced to Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, with small but stable breeding populations. This species gets its name from the males strangely large head. It is often brownish in color with lighter stripes on the flanks.