Merely a brief blog here. So my batting average for anole catching this week is 2 caught for 2 found. I was able to keep hold of the tiny Iguanian long enough to photograph him with my cell phone. It kept its color intially but then turned brown, losing all color but the white marks down the spine, only when I let it go and it sat and breathed for a few minutes did its colorful greens return. I was able to watch the lizard breath. Their anatomy is such that they must use their ribs to breathe (we use our diaphragm) meaning that they must hold their breath when they sprint. This anole had various undertones of blue and orange especially around the eyes, a subtle phenotypic variation I had not observed before.
(TJ Mistler)
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