Listen up…

Jack Weldon, 8, visiting Anna Maria Island with family from Bristol, Virginia, found a fun, new friend while dining outdoors Nov. 11 at Tide Tables in Cortez — and quickly figured out what the local kids know about how to show off a brown anole aka “lizard.” Jack and younger brother John agreed, “That’s pretty cool.” Mom and dad, Maria and Prescott, got a good laugh from Jack’s new skill. Islander Photo: Bonner Joy

Did you know?

There are green anoles in Florida — this is a native species. And there are brown anoles in Florida — this species is known as the Cuban brown anole or De la Sagra’s anole and it is native to Cuba and the Bahamas. Florida’s green anole — Anolis carolinensis — can change color from green to brown and vice versa. However, the Cuban brown anole — Anolis sagrei — are never green, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.