Author Archives: Pat Shipman

Male-Male Interactions in Anolis maynardi

Two adult male A. maynardi were sitting on a flat tile deck about 6 inches apart with dewlaps exposed and head crests up. There was much head bobbing and they showed their bright yellow dewlaps by turning their heads sideways. … Continue reading

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Playing possum part 2

Here the anole (A. maynardi) is, playing possum & floating in the bird bath like a dead anole. This A. maynardi comes fairly often to our bird bath in Little Cayman to drink, crawling down into the clear plastic tub and … Continue reading

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Information on Anolis Maynardi (AKA The Little Cayman Green Anolis)

My husband and I are retired professors living part-time on Little Cayman, so we have come to know both A. sagrei and A. maynardi fairly well. Due to the dearth of information on the latter, we’re posting whatever we’ve got in … Continue reading

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