Little Jamaican Twig Anole Fends off Attack by Much Larger Grackle with Open-Mouthed Dewlap Display

Biologist Damion Whyte reports from Jamaica: On April 11, 2024, at 10:50 am, Mrs. Lisa Bowman Lee was at her garage in Kingston, the capital of Jamaica. She saw a Greater Antillean Grackle  (Quiscalus niger) and a Jamaican Twig Anole (Anolis valencienni). She had never seen that lizard before, and she had seen a bird trying to eat it. She contacted Damion Whyte, who has done much work with wildlife in Jamaica. He advised her to put the lizard in a nearby tree. She was amazed by its colourful dewlap. This is the first time we have seen an Anolis valencienni fight for its life like that.

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2 Comments

  1. Rick Wallach

    Not exactly Peggy and Molly, are they?

  2. Antoinette K

    Thank you so much for sharing!!

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