Lizards on the

Loose
at
North Miami Middle School

Survey Area
Information

School: North Miami Middle

Location: 700 NE 137th Street
North Miami, Fl 33161
Latitude & Longitude:
25.9 N 80.2 W
How big is the survey area?

grass
concret or asphalt

One step is 57 cm long.

Our survey area is 58 steps long
and 11 steps wide.
Our survey area is 50-75% open
grass. It is 10-25% concrete.
There are no dogs or cats in this
area.

Survey Area Information

There are 6 trees taller than 10 ft

Five Largest Trees of Survey Area

120
100
80
60
40
20
0

Tree 1

Tree 2

Tree 3

Tree 4

Tree 5

Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei

Characteristics

Description

Dewlap

Red and spotted with black /white dots.

Rimmed in yellow

Color of body

Brown or gray (never green)

Body pattern

Diamonds, bars, or stripes along the back

Body length

5 to 9 inches

Toe pads

slightly expanded toe-pads

Diet

Hatching green anole eggs, slugs, worms,

spiders, and insects

Preferred temperature

Most active at the hottest part of the day

Giant Amevia
Amevia amevia

Characteristics

Description

Dewlap

Yellow dewlaps

Color of body

Green with yellow around its eyes

Body pattern

Spiky Mohawk on its back

Body length

Total length: 18 inches

Toe pads

Snout is 10 cm

Diet

Insects, fruits, and small vertebrates

Preferred temperature

Most active at the hottest part of the day

Crested Anole

Anolis cristatellus Characteristics Description

Dewlap

Range in color from olive-green

to yellow or orange; dark
bordered

Color of body

Varies from brownish-red to dark

black or an extremely light gray.
Able to change color depending
on habitat and mood.

Body pattern

Spiky Mohawk on its back

Body length

5-8 inches (snout to vent)

Toe pads

Enlarged toepads

Diet

insects, blossoms, and fruit

Habitat

somewhat arboreal; mostly seen

close to the ground

Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis

Characteristics
Dewlap

Male dewlap is bright pink/red

and three times the size of the
female's. The females dewlap is
white.

Color of body

Color can change from bright

green to brown

Body length (snout to

vent)

5-8 in

Weight

37 g

Toepads

adhesive lamellae on the

bottom

Habitat

Arboreal (Like trees)

Diet

Small insects, nectar from plants

Preferred temperature

Cool and moist

Bark Anole
Characteristics
Dewlap

Pale yellow dewlap

Color of body

brownish color

Body length (snout to vent)

No larger than 5 inches

Toepads

Long toes and reduced toe pad

surfaces. Semi-adhesive lamellae.

Agility

Good at climbing and jumping

Habitat

Arboreal: It spends most its time

on tree trunks.

Diet

Ants and aphids

Body pattern

Dark line across and between the

eyes and bands on its tail. Eyelike
spots on the back of its head.

Knight Anole
Anolis equestris
Characteristics
Other name

Iguana

Dewlap

Pink

Color of body

bright green, become brown when scared or cold

Body length
(snout to vent)

13 to 20 inches

Snout

long and wedge-shaped

tail

slightly compressed with a serrated upper edge

Toepads

Long, separated toes; adhesive lamellae pad

Agility

slower than many other anoles

Habitat

Arboreal, but stay on ground or shaded low bushes;

prefer warmth

Diet

preys upon smaller anoles, frogs, and nestling birds

Body pattern

small scales with a yellow or white stripe under the

eye and over the shoulder

behavior

Defensive, aggressive, and territorial

Life Span

15 to 16 years

Morning Survey Observations

7- 9 A.M.

Date:_ March 5, 2015_

Start time:_8:20AM_

End time: 8:35 AM

Cloud cover at the time of survey:__clear_________

Green
Anole

Crested
Anole

Brown
Anole

< 3 cm
3 - 5 cm
5 - 7 cm
> 7 cm

3
1
1

Bark
Anole

Knight
Anole

Giant
Anole

Mid-day Survey Observations

11A.M. - 2 P.M.

Date:___March 3, 2015____
Start time:__12:45_PM____ End time:___1:00_PM____
Cloud cover at the time of survey:______clear_______
Green
Anole

Crested Brown
Anole
Anole

Bark
Anole

Knight
Anole

< 3 cm
3 - 5 cm

5 - 7 cm
> 7 cm

1
2

Giant
Anole

Evening Survey Observations

4 - 6 P.M.
Date:__March 5, 2015_____
Start time:___4:25 PM___

End time:____4:40 PM__

Cloud cover at the time of survey:___clear___________

Green
Anole

Crested
Anole

Brown
Anole

Bark
Anole

Knight
Anole

< 3 cm
3 - 5 cm
5 - 7 cm
> 7 cm

1
1

Giant
Anole

Pictures of our Lizards

Working on this Challenge

Resources used

Lizard on the Loose Video Guide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOmVUPTUWj8&feature=youtu.be

http://www.fairchildgarden.org/Portals/0/docs/Education/Challen
ge/2015/Resources/Lizards%20of%20Miami_Fairchild%20Challenge_
FINAL.pdf

Lizard Evolution Video

http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/origin-species-lizards-evolutionarytree

http://www.anoleannals.org/

http://www.a3mg.com/hhmi/vlabs/lizard_html5/

http://www.wildflorida.com/wildlife/lizards/Knight_Anole.php