Look at what was hanging out in the tomato plant on the balcony this morning -- a Cuban night anole (Anolis equestris)! These guys are native to Cuba, but have been introduced to Miami-Dade county and I've seen them around the neighborhood and UM campus. They are huge (up to 50 cm long!) and very bitey and territorial. Don't muck with them!
He also might be why we don't have a lot of tomato fruits on our vines -- Carlos saw this anole try to eat a green tomato (it was in his mouth, but too hard for him to bite and eat). Hey, stop eating our sad tomatoes you frugivore!
This marks the third species of anole that I have recorded in our balcony garden so far (the other species I've seen were the brown anole, Anolis sagrei, and the native green anole, Anolis carolinensis). Green anoles are my favorites!
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