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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 ...
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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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 occultus Williams & Rivero , 1965 The Puerto Rican twig anole or dwarf anole ( Anolis occultus ) is a species of small, arboreal anole endemic to Puerto Rico and primarily inhabiting the Cordillera Central from the Sierra de Cayey range in the Southeast to the central-western ranges of Maricao .
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The genus Anolis is part of the larger family Dactyloidae of anoles. This is an example of convergent evolution where lizards on different islands with similar habitats may evolve to share similar morphologies. [6] Within the genus Anolis, A. evermanni is classified in the trunk-crown ecomorph, generally living in the upper trunks and canopies ...
Anolis sericeus, the silky anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. [2] Silky anole.