Eastern Fence Lizard Climbing a Wall

A couple of days ago, when I went out at lunch time, I happened to catch movement out of the corner of my eye.  A little tiny lizard was climbing the retaining wall in our parking lot.  I believe it is a Brown Anole. (2025 Edit - Big Update I was wrong. This lizard was no Anole). I just learned in 2025, that this little lizard is actually an Eastern Fence Lizard which is sometimes called a Pine Lizard.

Eastern Fence Lizard Photograph

The Eastern Fence Lizard has a wide range extending from New York and Connecticut down to Georgia and across to Missippi and across the more southern midwestern states and even into Colorado and southern Wyoming.

Eastern Fence Lizard on a Wall

This Eastern Fence Lizard blends in perfectly against this retaining wall.  If she wouldn't have moved, I wouldn't have noticed her at all.

A Camera to Consider

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Kodak PIXPRO AZ405-BK Digital Camera (Amazon Photo)

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Photo: Brown Anole on a Pipe!

This is a Brown Anole (also known as a Cuban Anole or De La Sagra's Anole).  I captured this picture of him sunning himself when we lived in the Tallahassee, Florida, area.  These are a highly invasive species that reported arrived in Florida when they buried their eggs in the soil around plants that were imported from Cuba and the Bahamas as potted plants.  It's been unfortunate for the native Green Anole population.  You can read more about these lizards here on wikipedia.

A Brown Anole on a pipe stem just basking in the sunlight

 

This photo was most likely captured with my Kodak Z950 camera.  It was a great camera with lots of useful scene modes.