Brown Anole - Anolis sagrei. Watercolor on Paper. 2014.
A male anole shows off near Biscayne Bay - Miami, Florida. In a short evening walk along the marina on Miami Beach I spotted this guy and at least two dozen other brown anoles sunning themselves in the last rays of the day. Introduced from Cuba over 100 years ago, the brown anole can be found in extremely dense populations, and many fear that the native Carolina Anole - Anolis carolinensis - is being squeezed out of its home territory. Just six inches long to the tip of its thin tail, the Brown anole may not get as much attention as the Burmese Pythons and Nile Monitor Lizards that are invading the Everglades, but they still pose an environmental threat.
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