We tend to think the contours of biodiversity are well known, especially in extensively studied areas. However, this is not necessarily the case and sometimes strikingly new species are discovered ...

Knight anoles, or Anolis equestris, are one of the largest anole species, with the knight anole size often reaching over 6 inches, or 17 centimeters, in length from snout to vent. Most knight anoles ...

The Forgotten Coast is being invaded by an exotic lizard called the Cuban brown anole. This may not be a crisis unless you are a native green anole, in which case, raise the alarm because the newly ...

The creature is small, somewhat furtive and green. Sometimes it’s brown. It has a voracious appetite for insects and spiders but is completely harmless to people. It clings to walls and screens and ...

A commercial reptile dealer presented a green anole (Anolis carolinensis) with a lesion involving the left lateral aspect of the head including the eye and the entire length of the maxilla to the ...

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Yoel Stuart received funding from the National Science Foundation to complete this work. Invasive species colonize and spread widely in places where they are not normally found. Invasives often affect ...

Caribbean Anolis lizards exhibit a complex suite of ecological, morphological, and behavioral traits that allow their specialization to particular microhabitats. These microhabitat specialists, called ...

A new anole on the island of Hispaniola confirms that ecological communities can follow predictable patterns. The anole lizards that dot many islands of the Caribbean are a natural evolutionary ...