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Anolis   Listen
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Anolis  n.  (Zool.) A genus of lizards which belong to the family Iguanidae. They take the place in the New World of the chameleons in the Old, and in America are often called chameleons.






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... of a large family of lizards, all of which are confined to America and the West Indian islands. This family is nearly related to that of the iguanas; but whereas some of the iguanas attain a length of five or six feet, the anolis is always small. It is a remarkably active little creature, and often singularly beautiful, offering a striking contrast to the ugly and sluggish horned lizards of North America and Mexico. It is usually rather more than a foot long, and its general colour is a beautiful ...
— Chatterbox, 1905. • Various



Words linked to "Anolis" :   Iguania, anole, reptile genus, family Iguania, family Iguanidae



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