The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Anolis \A*no"lis\, prop. n. [In the Antilles, anoli, anoalli, a lizard.] (Zool.) A genus of lizards which belong to the family Iguanid[ae]. They take the place in the New World of the chameleons in the Old, and in America are often called chameleons. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Anolis n 1: New World chameleons [syn: Anolis, genus Anolis]