One of the ‘smaller’ locals.
While not very big they can jump twice as far as you might think.
Green Anole lizards are common, like watch where you sit common.
When people first come here they are shocked to see them run around. After a short time you learn to ignore them.
They out number us. The best to hope for is keeping them out of the house.
So far so good.
But I fear it’s inevitable.
They are cute little guys and look friendly, are they?
Actually harmless. There are a few other types that are just not pleasant looking (squirmy sqwiggly things) but Anole just walk, and hop, all around eating bugs.
We will even comment if none are seen for a few days. We have a screened in porch where we have coffee, eat dinner, even watch TV, that we share with a few. Odd but that’s the way it is down here…another world in ways from what I grow up with in the cold north.
Quite the contrast, I’d imagine. Our only native lizard in Ontario is the skink, which I’ve only seen once. I don’t know who was more surprised😏
Ahhh the Skink is one of the creepy crawlers here. We have all shapes and sizes of them…those I prefer to keep off my porch.