Photos by James Lindros
After my recent post on another observation of a bright orange–some might call it red–brown anole, Annals reader Nathan writes: “I saw the post of the Orange sagrei from Sarasota on Anolis Annals. My friend James Lindros has been breeding an Orange/Red Line in captivity, and I asked if it was ok to forward this photo. James is a true expert on keeping and breeding Anolis and lives in West Palm Beach, FL.” James gave permission to use the photos and added that “they’re second generation captive bred from full red parents.” Spectacular!
A brown anole from Sarasota. Photo by Rick Greenspun.
Professor of Biology and Director of the Living Earth Collaborative at Washington University in Saint Louis. I've spent my entire professional career studying anoles and have discovered that the more I learn about anoles, the more I realize I don't know.
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Rick Wallach
Ohboy! I want a yard full of ’em….
Peter Uetz
So, what happens if you cross red/orange sagrei with brown/whatever pattern? Is this a Mendelian thing?
David
Aloha from Hawai, Mr. Losos! I doubt you remember, but I contacted you some years back regarding an emaciated female green anoles I found. She has made a full recovery. Anyway, I’ve noticed a rather large colony of “reds” living in a community garden here, and I always wondered how they were thriving. It turns out the gardeners welcome them for pest control, and there’s plenty of spots for them to retreat to in case a bird or cat shows up. They’re also much bolder than the green anoles, readily taking mealworms from my hand and even resting there if they think they’ll get another handout. I took a female home and she’s living in my balcony garden, I’m hoping she’ll lay some fertilized eggs so I can see what color the hatchlings end up being!