Lizards in the Landscape

Most Florida gardeners are familar with lizards. The only lizard native to Florida is the green anole. Because they can turn brown to match their background, they're often mistakenly called chamleons. If you see one in your garden, be glad—these little reptiles are beneficial. They eat insects, including the bothersome type like mosqitoes.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Leapin' Lizards

UF/IFAS Publications

• Florida Scrub Lizard
• Lizards of South Florida Part I: Native Species

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• FFL Principle 5: Attracting Wildlife

Other Sites

• Anolis carolinensis green anole--University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
• Green Anole--Wildherps.com (photos)
• Leapin' Lizards--Floridagardener.com
• Sceloporus woodi Florida scrub lizard--University of Michigan Museum of Zoology