American chameleon vs Anolis carolinensis

American chameleon and Anolis carolinensis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
American chameleon	Yes	No	No	No
Anolis carolinensis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, American chameleon and Anolis carolinensis are synonyms defined as:

American chameleon and Anolis carolinensis: small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color

Other synonyms of American chameleon include anole.

American chameleon (noun)	Anolis carolinensis (noun)
small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color	small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color