They have a flattened body and head, slightly compressed tail, pointy snout, short legs, and large toe-pads.

It mainly use the upper portions of trees, 2 m (6.6 ft) above the ground, as perching sites and to search for food.

Its short legs and large toe-pads allow it to move more easily in the upper portions of trees, particularly on small branches.

Current threats include residential and commercial development as A. evermanni is not found in deforested areas.

[1] A. evermanni is a species of lizard named after Dr. Barton Warren Evermann, an American ichthyologist.

[3] A. evermanni is in the anole genus Anolis, which includes over 400 species of lizards native to the Americas.

Anoles typically share similar sizes and shapes but differ in the habitats they occupy.

[6] Within the genus Anolis, A. evermanni is classified in the trunk-crown ecomorph, generally living in the upper trunks and canopies of trees.

[6] A. carolinensis is another related lizard species which is also able to change colors between shades of green and brown.

[6] From 65 to 125 million years ago, anoles experienced radiation into the different species found today.

A. evermanni has also been found to eat the nectar of Mecranium latifolium flowers in Puerto Rican forests.

In a study on the interactions between the two species, when A. gundlachi is removed from an environment, the number of A. evermanni was found to increase over time.

The two lizard species share similar prey of insects and have been found to contest territory.

Intraguild predation is also possible among these lizards with male A. gundlachi adults potentially eating A. evermanni juveniles.

Without the competition with A. gundlachi, A. evermanni was able to occupy areas, mainly lower tree trunks, that were previously defended by A.

[4] Other possible hypotheses regarding the ecological differences between A. evermanni and A. gundlachi include having common predators and parasites.

A. evermanni is being affected by human activity and forest conversion in its natural habitats as it does not continue to live in deforested areas.