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Scientific name: ''Anolis carolinensis''
 
Scientific name: ''Anolis carolinensis''
 
[[Image:GreenAnole.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Green anole''' (Photo credit: Raymond Malkiewicz)]]
 
[[Image:GreenAnole.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Green anole''' (Photo credit: Raymond Malkiewicz)]]
   
==Description==
 
==Description==
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Wild diet includes grubs, crickets, cockroaches, spiders, moths, and other arthropods.
 
Wild diet includes grubs, crickets, cockroaches, spiders, moths, and other arthropods.
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The most recommended food for green anoles is two to three week old nutrient loaded crickets. Five to six week old crickets are too large (as with many reptiles, anoles may be scared of prey that is too large for them to handle; the size of prey items fed to them should be no bigger than 1/2 the size of the anoles head). Small mealworms and just moulted "white" mealworms can be offered occasionally. Small waxworms (Galleria mellonella) and flies can be offered for variety. Beetles should be avoided.
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The most recommended food for green anoles is two to three week old nutrient loaded crickets. Five to six week old crickets are too large (as with many reptiles, anoles may be scared of prey that is too large for them to handle; the size of prey items fed to them should be no bigger than 1/2 the size of the anoles head). Small mealworms and just moulted "white" mealworms can be offered occasionally. Small waxworms (''Galleria mellonella'') and flies can be offered for variety. Beetles should be avoided.
    
On an optimal feeding schedule, green anoles should be offered food every other day. Usually two to three food items are sufficient.
 
On an optimal feeding schedule, green anoles should be offered food every other day. Usually two to three food items are sufficient.
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For green anoles, daytime air temperatures in the vivarium should be 23-29ºC. The temperature at basking sites should be up to 34ºC. At night, the temperature can drop to 18ºC. For tropical anoles the temperature should not drop below 22ºC.
 
For green anoles, daytime air temperatures in the vivarium should be 23-29ºC. The temperature at basking sites should be up to 34ºC. At night, the temperature can drop to 18ºC. For tropical anoles the temperature should not drop below 22ºC.
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==Literature Search==
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Use these links to find recent scientific publications via CAB Abstracts (log in required unless accessing from a subscribing organisation).
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[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=(od:(Green+Anole)+OR+title:(Green+Anole)+OR+ab:(Green+Anole)+OR+od:(Anolis+carolinensis)+OR+title:(Anolis+carolinensis)+OR+ab:(Anolis+carolinensis))&fq=sc:%22ve%22 Green Anole (''Anolis carolinensis'') publications]
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[[Category:Lizard_Species]]
 
[[Category:Lizard_Species]]
 
[[Category:Lizard_and_Snake_Glossary]]
 
[[Category:Lizard_and_Snake_Glossary]]
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