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Long time AA stalwart Pat Shipman writes:
Just a random observation of anoles in my North Carolina. I believe all to be A. carolinensis as might be expected. For the first time since I moved here, I came upon two individuals mating. They had turned chocolate brown instead of their usual leaf green. I didn’t disturb them & couldn’t get to my camera fast enough to take a photo. If this color change unusual? It is tempting to think they were so pleased at having sex that they changed color.
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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