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Originally Posted by Windguy
Hi,
We recently had a discussion about dealing with the invasive brown Cuban anoles. There were some pretty divided opinions about what to do with them and no general concensus. So, I decided to get an official ruling. I went to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission web site to ask them. Here is their response to my question:
Some of you want to control these illegal aliens and others wouldn’t want to kill these cute lizards. I wonder if people would feel the same if they looked like spiders.
You can use this information however you like.
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Checking the data, Florida is currently home to over five hundred invasive species of various types. That's quite a lot. But this particular critter, the Cuban Brown Anole, has been in Florida (or at least reported in Florida) since before WW 2 and has no negative traits except that it competes with the Green Anole for food and may carry parasites. Since there seems to be plenty of Green Anoles arouind, and just about all reptiles carry parasites (DVM360: " It is believed that most if not all reptiles and amphibians living in the wild harbor parasites.) it doesn't sound like this particular critter is anything to get one's undies in a bundle over.
If I was worried about invasive species in Florida, I'd be far more concerned about the wild boars.