01-08-2019, 03:14 PM
The anole are quite common in many places on the big island. I've seen them here in the acres for years. Not in the early 80s when I first moved here but a bit after. They puff up their necks when chilling out (which are pink), they will bite and clamp on as a defense (and I've seen kids take advantage of that and wear them on earlobes as lizard earrings) It is green and will turn brown to camouflage or if it feels threatened or stressed but the anole in that picture has a spotty mottled skin that looks different from any I have ever seen. Maybe common elsewhere on the big island though.