It will engage in combat with other males or chase them away. Color changes are brought on by temperature and light. It feeds on insects and spiders. This lizard also sheds its skin several times a year. Breeding occurs for several months beginning in late spring.
Males employ head bobbing and dewlap extension in courtship.
A single, small, softshell egg is laid among leaf litter. In North America, this lizard is found from North Carolina to the Florida Keys to Oklahoma and Texas. In Texas, it is found in East Texas and in part of the Rio Grande Valley. This project funded by the University of Texas College of Natural Sciences and the Texas Memorial Museum . Comments welcome .