I agree with you totaly the anoles are a perfect example. Also the different igauna species I've seen in central america do just fine living in brickwalls of heavily populated cities with no jungles for miles. I think the importers and jobbers are more to blame than anyone, I know of one case in southern florida that a jobber was given three warnings by wild life and fisheries before he was shut down for not properly housing animals. If wasn't for his neighbor having a problem with tegus running all over his yard no one would ever have known. What if a law was put in place that said pet shops have to inform buyers of what they're getting into feeding, size, temperment the problem invasives cause ie. don't let this animal loose. It could be a standard form written by some expeirenced herper that cares. It won't stop the problem but atleast buyers would be properly informed. In the end we have to learn to police ourselves if we don't want someone else to police us and our hobby.

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