We’ve had posts on this spectacular anole before. Jesus Reina Carvajal reports: “During the last three years, I have been lucky to see them every single time I have visited the area but they are really hard to find. I find them in the wild on Cayo Santa María. They live exclusively on that island. Nowhere else in the world.
They eat insects, other lizards and small birds. They have a powerful bite. This last individual I could follow during hours since I saw it early in the morning and I could make many pictures and films until it left the place. That day I felt very happy!”
More of Jesus’s photos can be seen in the Flickr album he created.
Photo by Jesus Reina Carvajal
Photo by Jesus Reina Carvajal
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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Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch
Beautiful!
Skip Lazell
Yes! But have you seen nominate Anolis marmoratus marmoratus from Guadeloupe? Greens, blues, and brilliant red spots! Alas, I am no photographer!
NT Anolis
Obviously an impossible question to resolve, but how about A. gorgonnae for the sheer brilliance of its blue? I think that the marmoratus and roquets would have the greatest range of pattern and color, so would nominate both species.
Armando Pou
Anolis marmoratus marmoratus and Anolis gorgonnae are stunningly beautiful, but the spectacular coloration and sheer size of potior, just amazing!