Hello AA readers! I’m writing today with a favor to ask. I’m planning to do some research on Anolis lemurinus in Costa Rica this summer, and I’m looking for potential field sites. I’ve been to La Selva Biological Station, which seems to have a healthy population, but if you know of any other localities in Costa Rica where A. lemurinus are abundant, please let me know! I’d greatly appreciate it.
Please contact me at pradoirwin [at] g.harvard.edu
Thanks!
I recently accompanied postdoc Anthony Geneva on a collecting trip to the small Bahamian island of Bimini for the shortest field excursion I’ve ever been on – four days in total. We were there to collect animals for a breeding colony, and luckily for us, the abundance of anoles on this tiny island is unbelievable. There are four species of Anolis present, each one representing a different ecomorph. Unsurprisingly, the brown anole A. sagrei is by far the most common, but we also saw our fair share of trunk-crown green anoles (A. smaragdinus), trunk anoles (A. distichus), and even a good number of twig anoles (A. angusticeps), which are notoriously hard to spot, so we were pretty excited. The island is also home to healthy populations of curly-tailed lizards (Leiocephalus), whiptails (Ameiva), and several species of gecko, so there was lots to see.
We collected during the day and at night, and were amused by the behavior of some of these lizards. My favorite find was this little guy sleeping under a leafy blanket. He almost fooled us, but that little curl of tail poking out gave him away.
We were also lucky to witness an adult angusticeps in broad daylight, the first time either of us had ever spotted a twig anole during the daytime. In true twig anole fashion, he kept subtly repositioning himself around the branch to hide, making it rather annoying to photograph him. Nonetheless, it was an exciting find.
Anolis angusticeps, taken by Anthony Geneva
On the other side of the spectrum was this very bold smaragdinus¸ who jumped from a leaf above and stood right next to me, giving me some solid side-eye before running back up the trunk.
For a quick four-day trip, we saw a really remarkable diversity of lizards, and we had a great time on Bimini.
Thanks once again to everyone who participated in our photo contest. We received over 200 photos! The results are in, and the winning photos have been assembled into the Anoles 2016 Calendar! The grand prize winner is the photo above, Anolis bahorucoensis, taken by Carlos De Soto. In second place is the photo below, Anolis cristatellus, taken by JP Zegarra.
You can view the rest of the winning photos in the 2016 calendar here! Congratulations to all the winners!
In addition, because we had so many incredible photos, we have created an extra calendar: Obscure Anoles 2016! This calendar features some of the best photos of less common or rarely seen species and behaviors. We hope you enjoy!
Happy holidays, and we wish you all the best in the coming anole-filled year of 2016!
Don’t forget to submit your votes for the Anole Annals Photo Contest 2015! The poll will close THIS THURSDAY, December 3, so make sure you get your votes in before then. Anole Annals 2016 calendars with the winning 12 photos will be available for purchase soon after!
Steven De Decker and Tess Driessens’ winning photo from the 2012 contest.
Thank you to everyone who has sent in photos for our 2016 calendar contest, we’ve received some great submissions! For those who haven’t yet gotten around to it, you’ve still got one week – the deadline is Saturday, November 21. If you have any great anole photos, we would love to have them in the contest! And just to remind you, the first and second place winners will receive a free Anole Annals 2016 calendar, woo! So send in your pics, let’s make the 2016 calendar great!
To remind you, here are the rules: submit your photos (as many as you’d like) as email attachments to anoleannals@gmail.com. To make sure that your submissions arrive, please send an accompanying email without any attachments to confirm that we’ve received them. Photos must be at least 150 dpi and print to a size of 11 x 17 inches. If you are unsure how to resize your images, the simplest thing to do is to submit the raw image files produced by your digital camera (or if you must, a high quality scan of a printed image). If you elect to alter your own images, don’t forget that it’s always better to resize than to resample. Images with watermarks or other digital alterations that extend beyond color correction, sharpening and other basic editing will not be accepted. We are not going to deal with formal copyright law and ask only your permission to use your image for the calendar and related content on Anole Annals (more specifically, by submitting your photos, you are agreeing to allow us to use them in the calendar). We, in turn, agree that your images will never be used without attribution and that we will not profit financially from their use (nobody is going to make any money from the sale of these calendars because they’ll be available directly from the vendor).
Please provide a short description of the photo that includes: (1) the species name, (2) the location where the photo was taken, and (3) any other relevant information. Twelve winning photos will be selected by readers of Anole Annals from a set of 28 finalists chosen by the editors of Anole Annals. The grand prize winning and runner-up photos will be chosen by a panel of anole photography experts. Deadline for submission is November 21, 2015.
Good luck, and we look forward to seeing your submissions!
Lucas Bustamante-Enríquez’s Grand Prize-winning photo of A. chrysolepis from the 2013 contest (© Lucas M. Bustamante-Enríquez/TROPICAL HERPING)
We know you’ve all been waiting, so here it is! Anole Annals is pleased to announce the return of the Anole Photo Contest, 2015 edition! We’re closing in on November, which means it’s time to gather the best anole photographs for our 2016 calendar. As with previous contests, the goal is to identify 12 winning photos. The grand prize winner will have his/her photo featured on the front cover of the 2016 Anole Annals calendar, second place winner will have his/her photo featured on the back cover, and they’ll both win a free calendar! (Check out the 2013 and 2012 winners). We’re a bit late getting things going this year, so get your photos in as soon as you can!
The rules: submit your photos (as many as you’d like) as email attachments to anoleannals@gmail.com. To make sure that your submissions arrive, please send an accompanying email without any attachments to confirm that we’ve received them. Photos must be at least 150 dpi and print to a size of 11 x 17 inches. If you are unsure how to resize your images, the simplest thing to do is to submit the raw image files produced by your digital camera (or if you must, a high quality scan of a printed image). If you elect to alter your own images, don’t forget that it’s always better to resize than to resample. Images with watermarks or other digital alterations that extend beyond color correction, sharpening and other basic editing will not be accepted. We are not going to deal with formal copyright law and ask only your permission to use your image for the calendar and related content on Anole Annals (more specifically, by submitting your photos, you are agreeing to allow us to use them in the calendar). We, in turn, agree that your images will never be used without attribution and that we will not profit financially from their use (nobody is going to make any money from the sale of these calendars because they’ll be available directly from the vendor).
Please provide a short description of the photo that includes: (1) the species name, (2) the location where the photo was taken, and (3) any other relevant information. Twelve winning photos will be selected by readers of Anole Annals from a set of 28 finalists chosen by the editors of Anole Annals. The grand prize winning and runner-up photos will be chosen by a panel of anole photography experts. Deadline for submission is November 21, 2015.
Good luck, and we look forward to seeing your submissions!
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