As everyone else has said, these are anoles. I have them teaming in my gardens.
They are very sensitive to any type of pesticide, so please try not to use
them. These lizards (anoles) and others like fence lizards eat insects, and
best of all, grasshoppers. All lizards are the best pesticide to have around.



On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 13:04:19 -0600, Steve Wertz
opined:

I see these guys a lot in the spring, on the back deck.

They change from very dark brown (almost black) to a light brown,
then change to a lime green. They seem to communicate by
twitching their heads up and down. There's a pink and white disk
that forms underneath the neck of the one sex. I'm guessing this
is a male, and about 3" long (not including tail).

The females (?) are much smaller (2" body), and don't seem to
change color, nor do they have the disk that I've noticed.

Anybody? They must be pretty common around here. I see 'em every
year.

-sw