I took this photograph last summer in the Sierra de Bahorucos of the Dominican Republic, not far from Polo. The first to answer the following three questions about this photo wins the respect of anole lovers around the world: (1) how many anoles are in this photo?, (2) what ecomorphs to they represent?, and (3) what species are they? First correct answers in the comments wins.
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Anon
Here are some guesses:
A. brevirostris (Trunk)
A. cybotes (Trunk-Ground)
A. coelestinus (Trunk-Crown)
but I get the feeling there might be another lurking around there somewhere…
Rich Glor
Thanks for the guess Anon, but we’re still looking for a winner…
Mrs Lizard
I found 3
cybotes (trunk-ground),
distichus (trunk),
singularis (trunk-crown)
Rich Glor
Another noble effort, but still not a winner.
geneva
I think I see same three animals as the other two…
A. cybotes (trunk-ground)
A. distichus (trunk)
A. coelestinus (trunk-crown)
Antonio Cadiz
I am blind. I am able to see only two Anolis… but I will insist!
Joseph Burgess
OK, I see four anoles, but just a partial head of the 4th so cannot get a positive ID, so my answer is…
1. A. cybotes (trunk-ground)
1. A. distichus (trunk)
1 or 2 A. coelestinus (trunk-crown)
or 1 A.singularis
???
Rich Glor
Unless Joseph can show me where the partial head of the second coelestinus/singularis is, I’m going to declare geneva the winner. The answer key is here: http://anoleannals.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/how_many_anoles2.jpg. The first guess from Anon was a good one, but we’ve never seen A. brevirostris right around Polo (although it has been spotted not far away along the famous Green Chapel Road). Mrs Lizard was close too, but you can see the white lip stripe that is diagnostic of A. coelestinus when you zoom in. Thanks for playing!
Joseph Burgess
I have re-attached the image (hope it works on a reply) with a red circle around the “anole head” in the top left of image.
If the attachment does not show up on this post, look at the original…
http://anoleannals.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/how_many_anoles2.jpg
Just above the “A” (in A.coeletinus) there looks to be an anole head partially sticking out from the bromeliad? The top right portion of the “A” is basically pointing at it.
Rich Glor
Good try, but that’s not an anole head.