MCZ 36138, the holotype of Anolis roosevelti. Laszlo Meszoly, del. From Mayer and Gamble 2019.
We’ve had a number of posts in the past about the enigmatic A. roosevelti, last seen alive in more than 90 years ago. Here’s an interesting summary of the species and how its specter haunts current land use on Culebra and elsewhere in the species’ geographic range.
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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