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Anolis

Genus of lizards belonging to the Iguanidae family, found only in tropical America and the adjacent islands. They are slender, active, and live in trees. The structure of their toe pads enables them to cross a smooth wall or ceiling, and to climb with great facility. Their skin changes colour in response to changes in temperature or to fear.



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When the brown anolis lizard (Anolis sagrei) lives free of predators, it stays mostly on the ground, where long legs make for fast moves.
Leggy lizards adapt fast by Science News
However, 2 lizard species, Eumeces inexpectatus and Anolis carolinensis, can sustain B.
Borrelia lusitaniae and green lizards (Lacerta viridis), Karst ... by Pet'ko, Branislav / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Louis, the lead researcher, said descendants of one group of the common lizards, called Anolis sagrei, had shorter hind legs within 14 years - less than 20 generations - after they were put on islands with smaller trees than those in their original home.
LIZARDS GET A LEG UP IN EVOLUTION EXPERIMENT by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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