httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUv0BbQ91wo
In the last year or two, we’ve seen a number of documentaries on Cuban anoles, and here’s another, a 12-minute piece featuring A. equestris, A. vermiculatus, A. ahli (I think), A. sagrei, A. angusticeps, and others. Worth watching, just for the closing line, “There are over 300 anole species in the Caribbean, making the Anolis lizard one of the planet’s most diverse and evolutionarily significant animals.”
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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K.ra
Does the anole croak at 09:18? Or is that just the music?
Wes Chun
I don’t know what happened, but I thought that I had successfully posted this yesterday. I apologize if it comes up twice. Anyway, the crown giant in the film looks more like Anolis luteogularis. It has the characteristic small, ovate flank scales (as opposed to the larger squarish scales, interspersed with granules, of equestris) and a yellowish-orange dewlap.
K.ra
I agree ,the anole does look more like A.luteogularis than A equestris.Also in the film it is identified as the western giant alone-this is the common name for A.luteogularis.
Kevin de Queiroz
I agree that it is A. luteogularis. It fits the description of A. luteogularis hassleri from the Isla de Pinos, except that the last giant anole in the sequence is more likely A. luteogularis luteogularis.