Anole Videos – Page 2

Video of Running Trunk-Ground Anole Needed

On November 15, 2014

I’m looking for a bit of help and where else to turn than the dedicated readers of Anole Annals? Does anyone have a short video clip (ca. 10 seconds) of a trunk-ground anole running on either the ground or a trunk that they’d be willing to share? I’d like to use it for a couple of upcoming talks, and for teaching. Proper credit would, of course, be given. Plus I’ll buy you a beer if you ever happen to be in Nottingham. I’ve got a few short clips of sagrei but unfortunately the frame rate went screwy when I tried to convert them, hence the appeal. The point is to contrast a trunk-ground’s movement with this clip of carolinensis (shot by Leslie Bode on the Anhinga Trail, Everglades, FL):

If you have something suitable that you’re willing to share, please either leave a comment, or you can email or tweet me (adam.algar[at]nottingham.ac.uk, @acalgar).

Thanks!

Aquatic Anole Displaying

By Jonathan Losos

On August 23, 2014

In Anole Videos

Here at AA, we seem to have an obsession, hopefully healthy, for a few things: knight anoles, anoles and water, and big dewlaps. And here’s a combination of two of them, a mainland aquatic anole displaying its enormous dewlap. Wowwee! It’s big and beautiful. What is it with mainland anoles and their big throat fans? This is a youtube video posted by MrKbosker, identified as A. aquaticus.

And not to be outdone, InBio, the Costa Rican biodiversity institute, brings us this mellifluous footage of A. polylepis strutting its stuff.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9zFMlj7XU

The Fossil Species Anolis electrum Gets an X-ray Makeover

By Emma Sherratt

On August 14, 2014

In Anole Videos, New Research

AA readers may remember from previous AA blog posts (here and here) that we have been tackling the field of anole palaeontology; the wonderful world of Amber Encased Anoles. This month, the first paper has been published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, on the Mexican amber fossil Anolis electrum (from the collection of UC Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley). And what a fossil!

The amber fossil (left) and x-ray CT reconstruction (right) of one half of the Mexican amber fossil, Anolis electrum.

The amber fossil (left) and x-ray CT reconstruction (right) of one of the two Mexican amber fossils of Anolis electrum. An ant (Azteca sp.) lies behind the right hindfoot. Part of the torso is also preserved (bottom of image). Morphobank images M323739 & M323741.

Anolis ortonii Displaying

By Jon Suh

On March 20, 2014

In Anole Videos, Natural History Observations

I had the opportunity to study abroad in Ecuador last year, an amazing experience which culminated in a one-month stay in the rainforest at the Tiputini Biodiversity Station located in Yasuni Biosphere Reserve. The most common species of anole there was Anolis ortonii, if you knew where to look. Despite several written accounts of A. ortonii being found close to the ground, I observed them in high abundance about 150 feet in the air at the top of a ceiba tree made accessible by a canopy tower.

My experience with Anolis displays in the wild is next to nothing, but from what little I’ve seen, this swaying seemed unusual to me. Perhaps the more experienced anolologists here can comment on this. Regardless, enjoy the video of a lesser-known mainland anole!

Film on Haiti Herpetological Exploration to Premiere at Film Festivals

By Jonathan Losos

On February 28, 2014

In Anole Videos

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OChvJfMG9aI#t=86

We’ve reported previously on the expedition to Haiti led by Blair Hedges of Penn State that led to the rediscovery of A. darlingtoni as well as many other important herpetological finds. Now a film about this expedition, the sad state of Haiti’s environment and efforts to protect it and its fauna is being showcased at several film festivals around the world.

Extinction in Progress premieres at the Environmental Film Festival in Washington, D.C. on March 19th and subsequently will be shown at festivals in Seoul (South Korea), Torino (Italy), Zaragoza (Spain), Goías (Brazil) and Prizren (Kosovo).

Yes, that’s Anolis rupinae!

Bark Anoles Strutting Their Stuff in Miami

By Winter Beckles

On February 12, 2014

In Anole Videos, Introduced Anoles, Natural History Observations

In August of last year, my wife and I made the move from Maryland to Florida so that I could begin my graduate work on signal evolution at the University of Miami. All of my research experience to that point had been centered on avian communication, but it wasn’t long after moving to Miami that my attention was drawn to the massive number of anoles displaying throughout my community. I’ll admit, one year ago my interest in anoles did not go beyond thinking that they were just another cool group of reptiles. However, in the six short months since moving to the area, it will come as no surprise to the Anole Annals community that I am hooked on these fascinating lizards.

This post serves as a friendly hello to everyone here at AA, as well as a quick note of gratitude to all who contribute to making this site such a fun and informative place for all things anole. On that note, I thought it was time I share something myself, and so I’ve included a video I recently recorded of two male bark anoles sizing each other up on a tree near my home. Of course, the video clarity seemed much nicer on my phone, but nonetheless, I hope you all enjoy!

httpv://youtu.be/R-1RlH38DCw

Anolis Allisoni Fight

By K.Ra

On November 11, 2013

In Anole Videos, Natural History Observations

This is a video from the YouTube channel of the thetravelholics that I stumbled upon a while ago showing two male A. allisoni fighting.

Notice:

1.The male that had the upper hand turned brown while the losing male remained blue throughout the fight.

2.When the male turned brown some of the skin on the back of his neck remained blue, this is possibly an example of selective color change.

3.Both males had prominent shoulder patches and black patches behind the eyes.

Adapting Anolis: The New Film On Cuban Anoles

By Jonathan Losos

On October 8, 2013

In Anole Videos

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.”