Leach's Anole, aka Antigua Bank Anole, is an endemic species found in the Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda (and introduced in Bermuda). One cool thing about these lizards is that they are nectivores, regularly visiting the humming-bird feeders I had up, and often defending their
turf" against the hummingbirds! #nature #naturephotography #squamates #biodiversity #Wildlife

"... In contrast, the position of the optic lobes, the ventral diencephalon and the pituitary may be difficult to determine depending on species. Finally, squamate endocasts provide very limited or no information about the cerebellum."

#endocasts #squamates #neurology #neuroanatomy

#NewPaper #Paleontology #Squamates

Brownstein, C.D., Meyer, D.L., Fabbri, M. et al. Evolutionary origins of the prolonged extant squamate radiation. Nat Commun 13, 7087 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34217-5

Je ne sais pas chez toi mais ici, chaud (17°C). Ce midi je sors et tombe nez-nez avec cette merveille.
Petite couleuvre à collier (Natrix natrix).
En Estonie, les seuls représentants des #squamates (#serpent #lézard) sont la couleuvre à collier, la vipère péliade (versions sombres, je n'en ai jamais vu), l'orvet et le lézard vivipare. Et c'est marre. 🤷 Le Nord, c'est mieux avec de la fourrure.
(Clic, je file avec un lézard de l'an dernier pour rappel)
#reptile #Squamata #lizard #Natrix

Qui lézardait juste devant la maison cet aprèm' ? Un lézard vivipare (Lacerta vivipara) très coloré vu de près. Une douzaine de cm environ.
#reptile #Squamata #Squamates #lézard #lizard

The NYTimes on possibly the earliest known example of a squamate (the family containing lizards, snakes, etc.): Megachirella.

#Fossils #Palaeontology #Squamates #Triassic

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/science/lizards-snakes-fossils-squamates.html

Thanks to the #Squamates #podcast with @blackmudpuppy I even know how to pronounce anole!

(It rhymes with cannoli :)

http://squamatespod.com/

RT: @indi
https://mastodon.art/users/indi/statuses/100607523253668036
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MORE HERPS! #herps Squirrel tree frog, green anole (phased brown), five lined or blue tailed skink, and a house gecko, I think Mediterranean.