This thin anole was extremely well camouflaged against the small tree trunk on which it was perched. Many anoles perch head-down like this near the bottoms of tree trunks, looking for tasty morsels passing by on the ground.

We saw surprisingly few anoles walking along Pipeline Road, a mecca for bird-watchers, though we did see some nice toads and an excellent three-toed sloth. This one was too shy to come out for a clear photo, but it entertained us by hopping acrobatically from branch to branch to chase down flies.

Some authorities put most of the Central and South American anole species (as opposed to the U.S./Caribbean ones) into the genus Norops. This will probably be the standard soon, but for now there are still many authorities using "Anolis".

Click here to see all the anoles I photographed on this trip.