Anolis

/əˈnoʊlɪs/ noun

The scientific genus name for anole lizards; used in formal taxonomy to classify small, color-changing lizards from the Americas.

From Spanish 'anolis' (the common name), Latinized for scientific nomenclature. Established as the formal genus name in zoological classification.

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