Tag Archives: predation

Thin Snakes Eat Big Anoles

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Jonathan Losos

The blunt-headed treesnake, Imantodes cenchoa, is renowned for its anolivory, but being a pencil thin snake, one might have thought that its carnage would be limited to the smaller members of anole nation. Not so, as two Natural History Notes … Continue reading →

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Cleaner Birds Removing Parasites From Anoles?

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Jonathan Losos

Brian Langerhans, he of mosquitofish fame (but with some anole credentials, such as here  and here), writes from Raleigh, NC: A strange interaction was observed this morning and I’m wondering if you know what’s going on. There are a number … Continue reading →

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Anolis scriptus- An Archipelagic Anole

Posted on August 15, 2011 by grahamreynolds

Though they are not as flashy as some of their West Indian relatives, Anolis scriptus, the Southern Bahamas Anole, is an ecologically important and interesting component of the herpetofauna of the distal end of the Bahamas Archipelago. Small and brown … Continue reading →

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JMIH 2011: More Anole Posters

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Rich Glor

The Sunday night poster session at JMIH 2011 had a few more anole offerings.  Melissa Moody from Iowa State reported on a laboratory experiment on the developmental and fitness consequences of varying Anolis sagrei egg incubation temperature and humidity.  Anolis … Continue reading →

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A Highly Anecdotal Account of a Most Remarkable Anole

Posted on June 24, 2011 by valeriesimon

“You’ve gotta see this!” my fiancé Mark called to me one morning.  He was outside, which could mean only one thing: a wildlife encounter was underway.  Living in a semi-rural neighborhood in Florida, you never knew what you would see, … Continue reading →

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Anolis Predation, Again

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Dave Steinberg

On a recent trip to Puerto Rico, I was fortunate enough to stumble upon an Alsophis portoricensis eating an adult male Anolis cristatellus. I was immediately reminded of Yoel’s post about A. sagrei and a black racer, and decided to … Continue reading →

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