Where Do Anoles Lay Their Eggs?

I discovered four eggs in the rear area of our car, but had no idea where they came from. Then several days later, while moving a cardboard box that I had picked up from my son’s shed, I found the rest of them, another 16. I have seen the eggs like this before but had no idea what they were.

There is a green anole living in my umbrella! I left the umbrella standing on end in a pot on the corner of my porch and have seen the lizard in it several times. I’m afraid to move the umbrella in case she has eggs in there. It is April now. How long should I wait before moving the umbrella so I won’t disturb her eggs? And will those tiny little things be able to get out safely? I love all my yard lizards and want them to be happy, lol.

Pardon my ignorance on Anoles, but I would like to correct my previous comment. Turns out the Bahamian anole is also called the brown anole, and after looking at the pictures of them, I can say there are none at my dad’s house, only green anoles.

Found six behind our patio wall light fixture when I was replacing it

The Anole lizard changes from green to brown as their camo they’re not 2 different kinds -it’s the same lizard- I see them just about everyday of my life I would know.

The link to the article on telling the difference between Anolis eggs does not seem to be working. I would like to read that article.

In Neotropical rainforest, small anole species seem to prefer laying their eggs in buttresses and fallen logs relative to leaf litter areas with minimal structure.

Brown and green anoles are not the same lizard. They are different lizards. My lizard is 5 days old today, born on 9/11. They need to be sprayed with water and have water droplets on their plants. Super moist dirt is good, not mud.

I found at least 20 eggs as we were cleaning out our garage in Miami. There were among dishes wrapped in newspaper in cardboard boxes. We have a lot of lizards here, much much fewer green chameleons that we used to see in the 1950’s.

I live in Tampa and yes, green anoles can turn brown if stressed but brown (Bahamian) anoles do not turn green. Here we have very few green anoles. I have only one and 15-20 brown ones of varied ages. Many young mostly females outside now. I just watched the green female dig a hole in my above ground garden for the second week in a row. She used her snout and was in to her shoulders. Turned around and laid an egg next to the hole. Pushed it in to the hole and filled it in using her front legs and nose. The egg was a while oval. I am hoping for more green anoles this summer. I am buying mealworms and many will eat from my hand. The green one included.

While cutting out some bromeliads from my yard, several….5 or so…anole eggs rolled out from the leaves.

Hi! I’ve had the luck of finding a total of 7 eggs,(which 6 have hatched as of this post, the last one is still incubating) with of the 6 that have hatched i’ve had 5 brown anoles and 1 green anole. While it didn’t occur to me to record much about the eggs i found during that time, I do recall quite a bit, and I feel that with the lack of research (that i at least can’t seem to find) the details I do remember could be of (if barely) help with future research.

7 eggs total found
Locations:
1 on surface (no dirt needed to be removed to see/expose)
6 under leaf litter or dirt

On the 6 under stuff:
( Note: All but one were located under leaf litter in general,)

2 lightly buried under leaf litter (thin layer of dirt under leaf litter had to be removed for eggs to be exposed)
4 buried (digging required to expose eggs)

The four that were buried are where i noticed an observation- in all cases, even the one that was not near leaf litter, the eggs were always laid at the roots of plants. in all spots where the eggs were buried the dirt, despite being moist, wasn’t very soft, as well as often in bare spots with weeds. the eggs seemed to always be laid along the base of the plant next to the roots.

I found two nests while moving plants this evening. One was an anole nest with five eggs, buried pretty deep in loose, moist, mulch-like soil. Discovered accidentally digging a hole between landscaping bricks surrounded by hostas. And very near it was a blue tailed skink nest with the mama! I replaced the soil as best as possible and I’m keeping fingers crossed that they’ll all be okay. Located in central North Carolina. I think it’s weird because this is a garden bed that is heavily watered on a daily basis beginning around the last frost. But these lizards chose this area for some reason, even though their nests are flooded on a regular basis. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I have befriended a brown Anole, she loves music and turns her head to hear better. She has jumped onto my feet 3 times, I managed to get a photo of her once (she moves so fast) with her hand right on my toes. She comes when I call (within some minutes), hops around me. My neighbors are amazed,. She also looked at me through the screen door and copied me when I closed my eyes and opened them again. She seems to be able to close her eyes both from the top and bottom of the eye. I will miss her when I leave in a month (have been here almost a year and started to see her in mid April). for obvious reasons I cannot move her. She belongs in her home yard. wonderful creatures.