Giant Cuban anoles have found footholds in habitats across Florida thanks to expanding human development over the past decades.
But it’s unclear whether the reptiles can push into Georgia or if the introduced reptiles may be near the edge of their potential range.
“Jacksonville might be suitable, even though one might be surprised that they can get so far north,” said Alexander Romer, a quantitative ecologist at the University of Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center who works with the interagency Everglades Invasive Reptile and Amphibian Monitoring Program (EIRAMP)…