Don’t think I’ve ever seen one this shade of turquoise. Anyone know where it’s from?
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Professor of Biology and Director of the Living Earth Collaborative at Washington University in Saint Louis. I've spent my entire professional career studying anoles and have discovered that the more I learn about anoles, the more I realize I don't know.
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Yoel Stuart
I’d guess Bermuda.
Yoel Stuart
Although the caption says Jamaica. Not sure which Jamaican population would be that turquoise.
Jonathan Losos
I was all over Bermuda hunting grahami and never saw one like that.
Yoel Stuart
Some of the ones Alexis brought back are pretty blue, but you’re right, nothing like that one. Maybe some sort of strange lens or photoshop effect?
Joe Burgess
The grahami from the south central area of Jamaica (Hellshire) are completely turquoise and light blue.
https://www.anoleannals.org/2011/12/20/name-the-species/#comments
Jonathan Losos
Wow! Spectacular. grahami is one of my top ten anole species.
Jean-Michel D
Beauty indeed! They remind me of Anolis gorgonae, another spectacularly cool colored species.
Kathryn Ronnenberg
I made the poster. I can guarantee there’s no Photoshop effect involved (in any of the photos, for that matter). I had to look up the common name, as the file name for the photo only said Anolis grahami–so “Jamaican” is just the name whatever reference I used called it. If you really want confirmation, I could email Kristiina.