Classification: Introduced Species

Description: This species gets its name from the male's strangely large head. It is often brownish in color with lighter stripes on the flanks.

Habitat: wooded or semiwooded situations; oases in xeric regions; broadleaf forest edges, edges of dense thickets, uncommonly in dense forest; trunk-ground species; common on trees and fence posts, males perch as high as 2 meters. Trees, vines, shrubs, piles of garden trash, and fences along streets in residential areas; sometimes on ground.

Range: This species is endemic to Hispaniola, where its range appears to be restricted to the western portion of the Tiburon Peninsula. Introduced into Florida.

Found in these States: FL

Diet: Diet includes dragonflies, cockroaches, and Sphaerodactylus (Geckos) lizards; apparently sights prey from elevated perch.

Reproduction: Mates March to September, hatchlings emerge April to October.

Status: This species is listed as Least Concern because, although recent taxonomic changes have determined that it has a much more restricted range than previously understood, it is abundant and adaptable to habitat modification within its range as long as some vegetation remains.

Subspecies: None in our region.

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