 Conversely, when suddenly forced to share their habitat with an efficient anole predator like the northern curly-tailed lizard (for example, if it is introduced to a place where formerly not present), the anoles may decrease the amplitude of their head bobbing, making them less conspicuous, and may become slower to emerge from hiding (less willing to take a risk) after having been scared by a predator.Slow-moving anoles, like the twig ecomorphs of the Caribbean and many "Dactyloa" species of mainland Central and South America, are generally cryptically colored and often coordinate their movements with the wind, resembling the surrounding vegetation.A few semi-aquatic species will attempt to escape from predators by diving into water or running bipedally across it, similar to basilisks.