Category Archives: Introduced Anoles

Another Anolis Sagrei Sighting in Savannah, Georgia

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Allison DeVan

This past weekend, I came across one A. sagrei perched on a building in Savannah, Georgia.  It appears that this introduced lizard’s invasion is spreading north from Florida.

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Orange Anolis in South Florida

Posted on October 12, 2011 by sleepinggecko

New minor color variants appear every once in a while, but it’s always interesting to find something completely different.  This, to the best of my knowledge, is something completely different.  I’ve found a few of these guys running around, and … Continue reading →

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Knight Anole Eats Basilisk

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Jonathan Losos

Even Neil Losin’s cellphone photos turn out spectacular!

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A Second Front in the Sagrei-Cristatellus Wars: Anolis Sagrei Arrives in Costa Rica

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Jonathan Losos

Anole Annals has previously reported on the ongoing interactions between A. cristatellus and A. sagrei in Miami (for example, here and cool video here), as well as the invasion of Costa Rica by A. cristatellus. Now the plot has thickened. In a 2009 paper … Continue reading →

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Non-native Anoles on Canouan in the Grenadines

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Robert Powell

Any reason to think these anoles, which arrived on Canouan in a container, presumably from Florida, are anything other than Anolis carolinensis?

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Cristatellus or Sagrei?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Jonathan Losos

Pop on over to Dust Tracks on the Web and help Janson decide if this majestic fellow is a sagrei or a cristatellus…or something else. And read some of his other recent posts on anole adventuring.

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Anolis Video from Day’s Edge

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Yoel Stuart

Another video about Anolis research from Day’s Edge Productions. Cool research! Great footage!

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Authoritative Update on Introduced Anoles of Florida

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Jonathan Losos

Walt Meshaka has just published a fabulous new monograph on the introduced reptiles and amphibians of Florida in Herpetological Conservation and Biology. Check it out here. It includes the latest word on the eight introduced anoles of that fine state.

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A Little Worm “Told” Us …

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Gerrut Norval

Studying the brown anole (Anolis sagrei) in Taiwan has presented me with numerous new opportunities, one of which is an introduction into parasitology. The first parasites I found in A. sagrei in Taiwan were relatively large worm-like parasites that are … Continue reading →

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Orange sagrei

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Sean Giery

I saw the recent posts about orange/red sagrei and I thought I might contribute another observation of orange-colored brown anoles.  A few years ago while assisting another grad student with his dissertation work I spotted a few orange-colored brown anoles … Continue reading →

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Artificially Isolated Populations of Anoles

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Robert Powell

During a spring trip to the Dominican Republic, I spent a few nights at a high-rise hotel along the “beach” in Santo Domingo. The hotel had a concrete imprint, totally devoid of grounds. It faced a busy four-lane road and … Continue reading →

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Anoles of the Florida Keys

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Jonathan Losos

Janson Jones is at it again. Having just driven about as cross-continent as you can get, from Alaska to the Florida Keys, he is now waxing eloquent on the lizards of that delightful island string. Today’s post is about introduced … Continue reading →

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And The Carnage Will Continue …

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Gerrut Norval

On the 28th of April, 2011, I posted an article here in AA about the actions of the Taiwanese authorities to try and remove Anolis sagrei in Chiayi County. On the 25th of June, 2011, it was announced that they … Continue reading →

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Sagrei – Cristatellus Interactions in Miami

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Jonathan Losos

In his spare time, photographer and  film-maker extraordinaire Neil Losin doubles as a graduate student studying the ecological interactions between introduced trunk-ground anoles A. sagrei and A. cristatellus in Miami. He’s just begun his third field season, and you can … Continue reading →

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Latest Issue of IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians Chockful of Anoles

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Jonathan Losos

The March issue of IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians: Conservation and Natural History has just been received, and it is their most anoleful issue ever. The highlight is a delightful report of an expedition to tiny and desolate Sombrero Island in … Continue reading →

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What Traits Make an Anole Likely to Be Successfully Introduced?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Jonathan Losos

In a companion paper to Poe et al. (Evolution, 2011), Latella et al. examine a variety of attributes of the 19 species of anoles that have been successfully introduced to new areas and compare them to a large number of … Continue reading →

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Many Hawaiians Don’t Like Brown Anoles

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Jonathan Losos

Last Thursday, the Kokua Line column of the Honolulu Star Advertiser fielded a question on how to get rid of brown anoles. The answer was: no way (the officer at the state Vector Control Branch told the author that if she … Continue reading →

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Introduced Herps of the Caribbean

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Jonathan Losos

 A new, two-volume set on the conservation of Caribbean herps has just been published. More on that in a minute, but let’s cut to the important stuff. There’s a great summary of the record of anole introductions (discussed previously a … Continue reading →

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Great Tales of Florida Anoles

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Jonathan Losos

In a recent post, AA mentioned Janson Jones’ (Dust Tracks on the Web) report on catching a magnificent knight anole. Turns out that Jones is not only a kindred spirit, but a keen observer and an excellent photographer. Over the … Continue reading →

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Yet More Coverage of Anoles in Evolution – Colonization and Naturalization by the Poe Lab

Posted on April 9, 2011 by lukemahler

In what can legitimately be called a taxonomic coup, an Anolis lizard has stolen the cover of Evolution for the third time in 8 months.  That’s right folks – 3 out of the last 8 Evolution covers have been anoles … Continue reading →

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