Despite the exhausting day today, i still managed to do the drawing for Anoli's birthday, which is today^^ I wish i could do it yesterday, but reasons X'D Happy Birthday, my sunshine^^
Anoli, Liya, Axel, Michael, Lucifer and Cereza belong to @wildstarfan and @milasartblog (both me)
Lilith belongs to @wildstarfan and @captainthane
Jeff, Nazeel and Chris belong to @captainthane
Okaria et Feria belongs to @wildstarfan and @captainthane
i thought the first one was the smallest i would ever find. i was Wrong
Delightful indeed! First looks to be Anolis sagrei, and the gecko looks to be Gehyra mutilata by my guess, though hard to say on either from these pictures.
First time really using this site in a long while. Recently havin' a lot of thoughts about my old sona and I'd figure I'd update the design of his dragon form! He's usually not anthropomorphic like this, but I've been having some thoughts about that, too!
A couple species of anole have been introduced to Florida and some other areas of the US. Shown above is a Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei), introduced to the southern US from the Caribbean.
Revealing anole diversity in the highlands of the Northern Andes: New and resurrected species of the Anolis heterodermus species group
Rafael A. Moreno-Arias, Miguel A. Méndez-Galeano, Iván Beltrán, Mario Vargas-Ramírez Abstract
Abstract
The Anolis heterodermus group comprises eight big-headed and short-legged lizard species from the highlands of the northernmost South American Andes.
Recent studies revealed unknown lineages within this group that had previously been categorized as a species complex.
By widely sampling and applying an integrative taxonomic framework, we
(1) assessed the species diversity of the group using a molecular dataset (two mitochondrial and one nuclear markers) along with an inclusive morphological study (scalation, scale configuration and ornamentation, morphometrics, and dewlap and body colour patterns); and
(2) we inferred the evolutionary relationships within this species group. Our analyses confirmed the formerly reported differentiation between populations of those high-altitude lizards, and we identified several unknown evolutionary lineages.
Our results provided evidence for the existence of nine distinct, independently evolving evolutionary lineages in the heterodermus group. As a result, we described two morphologically and genetically highly distinct lineages as species new to science (A. quimbaya sp. nov. and A. tequendama sp. nov.). We redescribed A. heterodermus and erected as a valid species Anolis richteri, a previously described synonym of A. heterodermus.
A taxonomic key for the identification of species of the Phenacosaurus clade was presented. The identification of two additional poorly-known lineages suggested that the diversity of this group of lizards is still unknown; therefore, it is necessary to establish measurements for the group´s conservation, as well as to perform fieldwork and revision of herpetological collections to identify possible hidden diversity within the group.