One of the age old questions in anole morphology is at what point do you stop counting lamellae on the toepad?
Without giving any more information on various techniques or methods, I thought it would be interesting to ask the AA community their personal opinions. Below I have attached a flatbed scan of a toepad. Could people please fill out the corresponding poll below, and I will present the results in a follow up post!
Lamellae numbered 1-51 on the 4th digit of an Anolis lizard hindfoot
I am most interested in understanding how different species of lizards live together. Specifically, I research the ecological mechanisms that facilitate coexistence and the subsequent evolutionary consequences. I am a post-doc in the Losos Lab at Washington University in St. Louis. Website: www.jamesTstroud.com
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Skip Lazell
I was instructed long, long ago that one only counts under the main phalange of the 4th toe (forget what number that is, but it’s obvious).
Thomas Sanger
James, I can’t see the final survey results. When you get a chance can you post them for us?
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James Stroud
Hey Thomas, I’m going to present the results in a follow up post after a week or so. Still pretty low participants in the poll however, hopefully more people will submit their thoughts soon!
Cheers
James
Thomas Sanger
Perfect. I just expected more people would have participated by now. Time to advertise.
Martha Muñoz
I am guilty of not responding initially to this post because I was casually glancing at post titles and thought that it was a discussion, rather than a survey. You might get more responses by making a title that reads “Survey: How many lamellae do you think are on this toepad?” or something like that. And I’m sure you could get another survey post out of this so it’s at the top of the AA page to get more respondents.
James Stroud
Great point, thanks Martha!