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Diving lizards, such as the Anolis aquaticus, are believed to have evolved to be able to respire while staying underwater by holding air between their cuticles and the water that they are surrounded with. This is a development that was necessary for the lizards, that were initially terrestrial creatures restricted only to breathing directly ...
A semiaquatic lizard called a diving anole produces a special bubble atop its head to breathe underwater and avoid predators on land, according to research.
Lindsey Swierk The diving anole lives in Costa Rica’s rainforest, where it’s able to form small air bubbles atop its head as a source of oxygen when submerged.
Anolis is a genus of anoles (US: / ə ˈ n oʊ. l i z / ⓘ), iguanian lizards in the family Dactyloidae, native to the Americas. With more than 425 species, [ 1 ] it represents the world's most species-rich amniote tetrapod genus, although many of these have been proposed to be moved to other genera, in which case only about 45 Anolis species ...
Anolis aquaticus in Costa Rica(video) Grass anole (A. auratus) Anolis angusticeps Hallowell, 1856 – Cuban twig anole Anolis anisolepis H.M. Smith, Burley & Fritts , 1968 – Chiapas ornate anole Anolis annectens E. Williams, 1974 – annex anole
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Traditionally, all the true anoles were included in the genus Anolis and some continue to use this treatment, [181] in which case it is the largest genus of reptile. [ 1 ] [ 30 ] An attempt of dividing this huge genus was already made in 1959–1960, when they were placed in two major groups, the so-called "alpha anoles" (comprising most anole ...
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