They had a chance to end Donald Trump’s political career, but lacked the guts to pull it off

I received a copy of Steven Poe’s “guide” to the mainland anoles. The book includes summaries of 240 species, copious photographs, range maps, and chapters on anole biology and identify…

Trump made the world a lot less safe by withdrawing from the JCPOA.

Robert Ricklefs, a giant of ecology, passed away on Sunday. It is hard to overstate the extensive impact Bob had on the field. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in the US,…

Species invasions are usually studied one at a time, but ecosystems rarely have that luxury. This project began with a simple frustration: while reading about invasive predators, invasive competito…

This year, the Jewish celebration of liberation from oppression, respect for the plight of refugees and commitment to peace felt hollow and incoherent due to Israel’s wars in Iran and Lebanon

Much like when I was an undergrad, I found myself trying to decide what to do for my PhD thesis, as I had to change or rethink most of it after COVID happened. Months before my proposal, I came acr…

There are a lot of classic studies on anoles. Some of the most groundbreaking started from a simple observation and someone’s curiosity. Judy Stamps seems to have had lots of these “huh…” moments. …

According to the National Football League (NFL), this year’s Super Bowl LX, the final game of the NFL season that determines the world champions of American football, was viewed in the US by nearly 12...

The killing of protesters in Minneapolis by ICE and the public lies about what happened seem to be a turning point

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Sleep is one of the most fundamental states for animals, including humans and wildlife. When people travel to unfamiliar places, one of their first concerns is often where they will sleep that nigh…

Trump has mainly done easy things in foreign affairs that require little skill or follow-through. Now we will see if he up to the challenge of reconstituting Venezuela.

And who could blame the little green lady–star fruit are delicious! Miriam Lipsky of Miami explains: “The star fruits (carambola) are indeed from my yard!  I was picking them to give to…

Ok, we’re seriously excited – not for tonight’s fireworks, but because after several years of work, our new book is officially published today! That’s right – Teaching and Mentoring Writers i…

It turns out that abandoning Ukraine and Hegseth’s kill order don’t play well even in our chaotic, transactional world

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Invasive species are a growing problem across our increasingly globalized planet. They are often adept at establishing stable population sizes very quickly, which allows them to outcompete native s…

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Over the past several years, semi-aquatic anoles experienced a bit of viral fame for “scuba diving,” a nickname for their ability to rebreathe a bubble of air over their nostrils while diving…

Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis and the Georgia Institute of Technology study lizards who have lost limbs to understand how omnipresent the forces of natural selection can be, and ...

Most lizards probably don’t survive devastating injuries. But a new study documents 122 cases of limb loss across 58 species – these exceptions shine a new light on natural selection.

Tim Flach captures his fascination with the science of cats in stunning photographs from his new book Feline

Wildlife photographer Tim Flach has been around the world to get the perfect shot. But his latest book, titled "Feline," may have been one his biggest challenges.

Some green anoles sometimes temporarily develop a black spot behind their eyes. We had a great post on why this happens in 2011. Spoiler: it’s a sign of stress. Reader Seth Whaland has provid…

Last updated on Tuesday 26 August 2025.Florida is home to an array of non-native Anolis species. Some of these introduced species are extremely widespread, such as Anolis sagrei (the Cuban brown an…

Tulane University reports: Lead-resistant lizards in New Orleans could hold clues to combating lead poisoning August 20, 2025 9:00 AM Stacey Plaisance splaisance@tulane.edu Tulane researchers found…

Settling with the federal government may be the right call for Harvard, but doing so will be a blow to American democracy

Israel's fight against Hamas started as a just war, but is now a moral travesty

Last updated on Friday 25 July 2025.At some point in the 1940s, somebody decided to intentionally release a number of non-native Northern curly-tailed lizards (Leiocephalus carinatus armouri, speci…

Although I have not been a prolific poster on AA, I have enjoyed contributing articles about the obscure and rarely seen anoles of the Greater Antilles and Lucayan archipelagos, such as Anolis erne…

With Trump’s tariffs and immigration police, there are echoes of Eastern Europe’s authoritarian past

There truly is never a dull moment in South Florida, especially for those of us who love herps. South Florida is a herper’s paradise with at least 63 exotic herps recorded in the state in addition …

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Color us intrigued! In the world of Anolis lizards, the dewlap—a colorful throat fan used for communication—is one of the most iconic features. It’s been flaunted, flashed, and filmed in countless …

Last updated Tuesday 27 May 2025. This is a shorter post because, to date, I’ve only encountered and photographed one non-native Spectacled caiman in Florida. Native to the lower portion of C…

Anole Annals has featured a series of posts on three-legged lizards over the years (e.g., here and here). Now we need help. Some time around 2017, April Brown contributed a photo of a brown anole m…

Biologist Jonathan Losos, in Arts & Sciences, has documented evidence of a kind of "copycat" evolution between extremely short-faced breeds of cats and dogs. Generations of intentional breeding have l...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the Services or we) are proposing to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" ...

I live in Bermuda. Many years ago, my daughter and I witnessed a large male Graham’s anole devour a small female, same species. We were horrified as we had watched these particular individua…

I dislike textbooks. I still remember the dismay as an undergraduate student of spending all that money to buy hugely expensive textbooks. And if there was any sense of excitement on cracking the c…

Biologist Jonathan Losos, in Arts & Sciences, has documented evidence of a kind of "copycat" evolution between extremely short-faced breeds of cats and dogs. Generations of intentional breeding have l...

Admittedly, I’m playing a bit of an a-hole card by choosing Anolis garmani to be my first Anolis species on the current iteration of Floridensis. The Jamaican giant anole is a non-native (and…

From the pages of The Straits Times: NParks monitoring whether brown anole, greenhouse frog pose threat to native species Nparks said that it is aware of the presence of the brown anole (left) and …

Persian cats and pug dogs evolved nearly identical flat faces due to human breeding. This convergence makes them look similar.