“Original” Green Wild Opportunistic “Looking for a home” Feeling like a minority Incredibly beautiful Ebullient personality Fearless
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400+ species of anole lizards in southern part of North America, Central America, the Greater Antilles, and the northern part of South America
Anolis carolinensis The Carolina anole ( Anolis carolinensis ) is an arboreal lizard found primarily in the southeastern United States and some Caribbean islands. Other common names include: American green anole American anole Red-throated anole American chameleon (though it is not a true chameleon)
“Original” Green Mr. “Original” making scary shadows Mr. “Original” about to eat a bug
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Tragedy Strikes Canis anolis interfectorem Original Green
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Green vs. Brown The brown anole ( Anolis sagrei ), also known as the Bahaman Anole or De la Sagra's Anole, is a lizard native to Cuba and the Bahamas.
Similar to Darwin’s Finches Scientists say that green anoles have evolved to have bigger toes and be more agile in shrubs and trees.
Anolis grahami Jamaica Anolis chlorocyanus Hispaniola Anolis cuvieri Puerto Rico Anolis porcatus Cuba Evolve or Die
Genome Project “Anoles have extremely good color vision – some species can even see in the ultraviolet range.” - Jonathan B. Losos
“Common wall lizard” shares secret in the Île-de-France Photo: Cécile Vande Maele “... my study showed that common wall lizards 1) have spots that reflect light in the UV region of the color spectrum, and 2) have receptors that are capable of detecting UV light.” - Gabrielle Names, The Ethogram - Official Blog of the UC Davis Animal Behavior Graduate Group
UV Vision Invisible patterns are revealed on this black-eyed Susan and Cleopatra butterfly in ultraviolet light. What a Butterfly ees Visible (above) Ultraviolet (below)