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Interesting anole observation

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Is it possible this was a young/immature male?
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If that garden center has a greenhouse they could be breeding in there year-round and you could have anoles of any age, anytime of year. Just a guess
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As a matter of fact, females of many anole species (A. segrei included) have a diminutive dewlap. I have seen females desplay, even my captive females will do it. Harrison and Poe (2012) have an interesting paper about this topic.

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Hi All,

Here is a link to a website whose sole focus is on Anolis biology. This particular link will lead you to a post on research on female dewlaps.

In each pair of photos, males are on the top, females on the bottom.

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Gabriel

http://www.anoleannals.org/2012/05/31/f ... #more-8608

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Size isnt everything. Sometimes its the bob.

Anoles are spectacular. Such a wonderful and dramatic bunch. I think I like the term diminutive dewlap. much better than dewlap envy..
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Great tip on that site, Gabriel! :thumb:

Gerry
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