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Anolis

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A`no´lis
prop. n.1.(Zool.) A genus of lizards which belong to the family Iguanidæ. They take the place in the New World of the chameleons in the Old, and in America are often called chameleons.
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Noun1.AnolisAnolis - New World chameleons                
genus Anolis
reptile genus - a genus of reptiles
family Iguania, family Iguanidae, Iguania, Iguanidae - New World lizards
American chameleon, anole, Anolis carolinensis - small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color


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When the brown anolis lizard (Anolis sagrei) lives free of predators, it stays mostly on the ground, where long legs make for fast moves.
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Louis, the lead researcher, said descendants of one group of the common lizards, called Anolis sagrei, had shorter hind legs within 14 years - less than 20 generations - after they were put on islands with smaller trees than those in their original home.
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