 The males of many species are overall more brightly colored, while females are duller, more cryptic, and sometimes their upperparts have striped or lined patterns that serve to break up the outline of the anole.In general, the juvenile colors and pattern resemble those of the adult female.The dewlap tends to be more colorful in males, with clear differences being common among anoles of the mainland of the Americas and comparatively rarer in the Caribbean species.