Looks to be a female from the white broken stripes along its back.

You need a 10 gallon aquarium with a screen top, some substrate such as ESU Lizard Litter Jungle Mix (holds humidity well), a water bowl, some silk or live plants, some pesticide-free branches for the little one to climb on. They are highly arboreal and need stuff to climb on. You will also need a good UVB fluorescent bulb and a fixture for it. A good UVB bulb is the Repti-Sun 5.0, which is very cheap on www.lllreptile.com. You will also need a 60-75W incandescent basking bulb, which can be a common household bulb, in one of those silver dome fixtures. Put the lights on a timer, with a 12 hour cycle. The night time temp should be about 65-70 degrees F, and the ideal daytime temperature is 85 degrees F.

You will want to gut load the approximately 4 small crickets you will offer the anole on a 3-times-a-week basis, and dust them with a good calcium powder for reptiles every third feeding.

Anoles like to drink their water from droplets on leaves and on the glass, although they will lap from a bowl, too.

There are numerous websites with more detailed care, but this should get you started.

Congrats on finding what will prove to be an interesting and cute pet.

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