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anole: see chameleon chameleon , small- to medium-sized lizard of the family Chamaeleonidae. About eighty species are found in sub-Saharan Africa, with a few in S Asia. The so-called common chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon, is found around the Mediterranean.
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anole [ə′nō·lē]
(vertebrate zoology)
Any arboreal lizard of the genusAnolis,characterized by flattened adhesive digits and a prehensile outer toe.
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Research associate Terry Ord and professor emerita Judy Stamps, both with the Department of Evolution and Ecology, have found that Puerto Rican anole lizards perform eye-catching push-ups before beginning head-bobbing displays that advertise their territory and status.
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