Species:
Anolis cybotes
Large-headed Anole
Some other names for this species:
Largehead Anole
Subspecies I've seen:
Subspecies:
Anolis cybotes cybotes
Common Large-headed Anole
May 12, 1999
Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic
Here's another one in the midst of shedding its skin. Only the male large-heads have the big heads. The females are quite a bit smaller and proportioned more like other anole species.
May 12, 1999
Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic
Of the five anole species I saw at Casa de Campo, the large-headed anoles were by far the least wary of humans. This one hung out on the trellis of our veranda the entire week or so we were there, even after I caught it a couple of times for a closer look.
