I was communicating recently with an eminent Gondwanan herpetologist, one who has published far and wide on many issues pertaining to many species. I remarked that it was time that he/she reached the pinnacle and worked on anoles. I received this response:
“To my mind, an anole is a little like a bicycle with training wheels – quite useful for youngsters to practice on and develop their skills. But just a pale shadow of the subtlety and sophistication of real lizards. They just make it too easy to get lots of papers in good journals, and discover neat things. Where’s the challenge?”
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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