Virtually all you see during the day are going to be anoles, the
bigger one is a Cuban import and they ate most of the smaller native
species. I remember 40 years ago we had chameleons. They are pretty
much all gone.
The same is true of the tree frogs, The bigger tan ones came from Cuba
and they will eat anything that fits in their mouth. They are really
only threatened by snakes. A heron will take one but the frog is
sleeping all day so the herons don't really see much of them.
We have a pretty good sense of humor about the reptiles who find their
way into the screen cage. although we do have the place fairly well
cleaned out these days and it is a lot tighter than it has been over
the years. Those guys at Gulf Coast Aluminum did a great job for me.
There may still be a lizard or two out there but I haven't seen one
lately. That may just mean we have a snake. ;-)
If so I will grab him and toss him out when I see him. They are pretty
good about staying out of sight tho.
I have a high school buddy who is in south Florida (on the ocean side)
for a few months recovered from cancer treatment (which is going well).
Anyway, he is a very accomplished herper and photographer, and has
graced his friends on Facebook with literally hundreds of terrific
photos he's taken where he is these days of critters I never even knew
existed...all manner of lizards, snakes, frogs, insects, turtles, et
cetera. He's even rescued venomous critters from the roads and
transported them to safer places.
Lots of "life" in South Florida.
We came across a fairly large copperhead on the edge of the garden last
year here. Maybe about 30" long. We left him alone and he wandered off
on his own.
