Northern Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis carolinensis
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- A. c. carolinensis – Cameron Co, Tx – photo by Ben Stupavsky
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- A. c. carolinensis – Dallas Co, Tx – photo by Mark Pyle
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- A. c. carolinensis – Galveston Co, Tx – photo by Eric Runfeldt
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- A. c. carolinensis – Harris Co, Tx – photo by Matt Hollanders
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- A. c. carolinensis – Nueces Co, Tx – photo by D. Craig McIntyre
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- A. c. carolinensis – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Jeff Nordland
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Anolis c. carolinensis occurs naturally in eastern and southern Texas. Isolated populations of the species are found in a number of locations across the Southwest as invasive species including southern California and the Phoenix Metropolitan area of Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Anolis carolinensis carolinensis (Voight – 1832)
Genus: Anolis, West Indian anoli lizard — Native Antillean name
Species/Subspecies: carolinensis, belonging to the state of Carolina
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962