Photo by Karen Cusick.
They say redheads have more fun, but is that true in the brown anole world? We’ve had a lot of discussion of A. sagrei that are overall orangey in color, but less about the coppertop look that seems to pop up in populations far and wide. We certainly see it on some of small Bahamian islands, but not others. The photo above is from Florida, courtesy of Karen Cusick’s Daffodil’s Photo Blog. Who else has seen the redheads, and where? And any idea of their significance?
We often see red-headed A. sagrei on Little Cayman. My impression is that redheads are especially common among youngsters (i.e. very small individuals).
I have seen them the last two summers in St. Augustine, Florida when doing research. They are especially prevalent in a newly developed community called Nocatee. I’ve seen both males and females, some of which exhibit the red color along their whole body and tail. I also have a few in the lab that were collected.
We caught this obvious red-head on one of Yoel Stuart’s study islands in Mosquito Lagoon, FL back in 2010.
Yup, there were a number of those within the different populations.
These are quite common in Palm Beach, Fl.
The FIU campus at Biscayne Bay appears to have a few of red-headed A. sagrei.
There’s plenty of ‘em around the Orlando area in Florida.
They show up in the population in New Orleans also.
I have tons of them in my yard in Houston.