Tag Archives: Costa Rica

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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Name That Anole (x2)!

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Dave Steinberg

I’ve enjoyed this type of post and figured I would contribute myself. On a trip to Costa Rica in early 2010, I had the pleasure of wandering around catching all the anoles I could see. Although most of my photos … Continue reading →

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Results of the Costa Rica cristatellus Expedition

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Jonathan Losos

I’ve completed the brief survey of the distribution of A. cristatellus in Costa Rica (see previous post for explanation).  The work was hampered by rainy and cool weather.  Nonetheless, several new localities were identified.  In particular, we found cristatellus in … Continue reading →

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Looking for the Puerto Rican A. cristatellus in Costa Rica

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Jonathan Losos

I’ve just arrived in Limon, a port town on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, to track the spread of the introduced species A. cristatellus.  Several realizations occurred to me as we wended our way down the mostly beautiful road … Continue reading →

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