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A female green form [they can be brown too] displaying with her dewlap or throat fan. The male's has red on it. Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Florida, USA. 2013-05-26.
Jamaican giant anole [Anolis garmani Stejneger, 1899] . The name "giant" is misleading as this species typically grows to 4 inches. This specimen is a male with an orange-centered yellow dewlap, The dewlap is small and dusky in the female.[5]
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Brolga
Grus rubicunda
Gruidae
One of the most obvious features of the Brolga’s behaviour is its courtship display, an elaborate dance. The dance begins with a pair of birds picking up grass, tossing it into the air and catching it again. This is followed by the birds repeatedly leaping a metre into the air with wings outstretched, followed by stretching their necks upwards, bowing to one another, bobbing their heads, walking about and calling. Sometimes the dance is done alone or in a group, with the birds lining up opposite one another.
Description: The Brolga is a large grey crane, with a featherless red head and grey crown. The legs are grey and there is a black dewlap under the chin. Females are shorter than males. The energetic dance performed by the Brolga is a spectacular sight. Displays may be given at any time of the year and by birds of any age.
Similar Species: The Sarus Crane, G. antigone, another species of crane found in Australia, can be identified by its dull pink legs and the red of its head extending down the neck.
Distribution: The Brolga is found across tropical northern Australia, southwards through north-east and east central areas, as well as central New South Wales to western Victoria.
Habitat: The Brolga inhabits large open wetlands, grassy plains, coastal mudflats and irrigated croplands and, less frequently, mangrove-studded creeks and estuaries. It is less common in arid and semi-arid regions, but will occur close to water.
Feeding: Brolgas are omnivorous (feeding on both vegetable and animal matter), but primarily feed upon tubers and some crops. Some insects, molluscs, amphibians and even mice are also taken.
Breeding: Brolgas probably mate for life, and pair bonds are strengthened during elaborate courtship displays, which involve much dancing, leaping, wing-flapping and loud trumpeting. An isolated territory is established, and is vigorously defended by both partners. The white (blotched with brown and purple) eggs are laid in a single clutch. The nest is a large mound of vegetation on a small island in a shallow waterway or swamp. Both adults incubate the eggs and care for the young birds.
(Source: www.birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/brolga)
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Important to know: Iguanas are capable of severely injuring people, other animals and themselves when their body language signals are not recognized. Most iguanas clearly sign that trouble is ahead. They nod their head and wave their dewlap side to side. The dewlap is a fold of loose skin hanging from the neck or throat of an animal, such as a cow.
Iguanas use their dewlap to communicate. First, an extended dewlap can simply be a greeting, away to say hello to another creature during mating but most generally as a territorial sign. Second, it can be a form of protection. A threatened iguana may extend its dewlap to intimidate a predator into thinking it is much larger than it is. Third, an extended dewlap may be a sign that the iguana is trying to adjust its temperature. An extended dewlap on an iguana basking in the sun is quite normal. It may be catching more sun to warm up or a breeze to cool off. So it's important to see "the big picture" when reading Iguana body language.
Parts of an iguana... www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=Up3IVbC...
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
The Bell's anglehead lizard (Gonocephalus bellii), also known as the Bell's forest dragon, is a tree-dwelling reptile native to the forests of Southeast Asia. Known for its impressive crest and colorful throat flap, it is named after the English zoologist Thomas Bell.
Appearance
Size: This is a medium-sized lizard, growing up to 40 cm (about 16 inches) long, with males typically being larger than females.
Coloration: It uses camouflage to blend into its forest environment, changing its skin color from a greenish-gray to brown with deep brown stripes.
Dewlap: Males have a prominent, colorful dewlap (throat flap) that ranges from teal to pinkish-purple.
Crest: A distinctive feature is the crest of long, thick spines that runs along its head and neck.
Head: It has a large, triangular-shaped head.
Habitat and distribution
Geographic range: The lizard is found across Southeast Asia, including southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and parts of Indonesia, such as Borneo.
Ecology: It is an arboreal species, meaning it lives in trees. Its preferred habitat is the humid, submontane, and montane rainforests at altitudes of up to 1,800 meters (5,900 feet), often near streams.
Behavior
Temperament: Bell's anglehead lizards are described as shy and fast-moving.
Activity: They are diurnal, or active during the day.
Reproduction: This is an egg-laying (oviparous) species. Captive breeding has shown clutch sizes of 3 to 5 eggs with an incubation period of around 151 to 155 days.
Diet
The Bell's anglehead lizard is primarily an insectivore.
Its diet consists of invertebrates such as crickets, cockroaches, and other small animals.
Conservation status
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists the species as "Least Concern," meaning it is not currently at high risk of extinction.
However, habitat loss from deforestation, particularly for palm oil plantations, is a potential threat.
Because little is known about the species, further research is important for fully understanding its conservation needs.
Green anoles are medium-sized lizards with long tails. They are the only anole native to the US. Sometimes called chameleons because of their color-changing ability, they can be anywhere from emerald green to brown or gray. When stressed, they turn dark brown. Males have a pink or red extendable dewlap or throat fan. Males often engage in lateral displays that includes head bobbing and pushups. The toes have adhesive pads on the undersides.
Their diet consists of invertebrates such as insects and spiders and will eat just about anything they can fit into their mouths. They are active during the day and can be found searching for food and maintaining their territory around homes and gardens. They prefer to hunt on vegetation, but can be seen moving from place to place via walls, rails, or decks. They do not generally forage on the ground like the Cuban brown anole, but prefer to stay at least a few feet above on low lying shrubbery and flowers.
Found this one in my backyard displaying his dewlap for me!
I found a predator in my next door neighbor's lantana. Hiding on the brick behind the lantana waiting for a pollinator to land.
Male Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)
Garland, Tx
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View Large. Brown Anole. Kāʻanapali, Maui Hawaii
These are the lizards that display their dewlap, the bright orange-red throat fan, when they feel threatened by you, or when flirting with a female. The females have dewlaps as well, but are less apt to show them. Anoles have great vision, and so will also deploy a variety of body gestures for courtship or for defending their territory.
The color can vary from a light pale brown to almost black. The males are larger than the females, and the females wear a scallop pattern down the back. Note also the long toes of the brown anole, and the laterally flattened tail. Anolis sagrei is native to Cuba and the Bahamas, but is a fast colonizer where it has been introduced in the U.S. They dine on insects, slugs, snails and worms. They are oviparous, meaning they lay eggs. Some people can confuse the brown anole with the green anole, Anolis carolinensis. This is because anoles, like chameleons, can change color. The brown anole can only change the shade of brown and the patterning on the skin, whereas the green anole can be bright green or brown.
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This little Anole Lizard clearly was not happy that I was trying to inch closer to get better shot of him. This is the second time he's flashed that dewlap at me, telling me to "Back off you big scary human!"
The Pantanal
Brazil
South America
Green iguana without the skin flap or dewlap showing located under the neck. Green iguanas can be found in other colors besides green.
The green iguana (Iguana iguana), also known as the American iguana, is a large, arboreal, mostly herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana. Usually, this animal is simply called the iguana. The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area; it is native from southern Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico, and have been introduced from South America to Puerto Rico.
Considered an invasive species; in the United States, feral populations also exist in South Florida (including the Florida Keys), Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
A herbivore, it has adapted significantly with regard to locomotion and osmoregulation as a result of its diet. It grows to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in length from head to tail, although a few specimens have grown more than 2 metres (6.6 ft) with bodyweights upward of 20 pounds (9.1 kg).
Carolina anole or Green Anole is an arboreal lizard. He is displaying his dewlap on the branches of a fallen tree in the spring of 2016 Cottonwood Creek area Allen Texas USA
Iguana (/ɪˈɡwɑːnə/, Spanish: [iˈɣwana]) is a genus of omnivorous lizards native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Iguanas can range from 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 1.8 m) including their tail. The two species of lizard within the genus Iguana possess a dewlap, a row of spines running down their backs to their tails, and a tiny "third eye" on their heads. This light-sensing organ is known as the parietal eye, visible as a pale scale on the top of the head, and cannot make out details, just brightness. Behind their necks are small scales which resemble spokes, known as tuberculate scales. These scales may be a variety of colors and are not always visible from close distances. They have a large round scale on their cheeks known as a subtympanic shield.
The tympanum, the iguana's eardrum, is located above the subtympanic shield (or "earshield") behind each eye. Iguanas are often hard to spot because they blend into their surroundings. Their coloration enables them to hide from larger predators.
Lowlands, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
The green iguana, also known as the American iguana, is a large, arboreal, mostly herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana. It is native to Central, South America, and the Caribbean. Usually, this animal is simply called the iguana. The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area, from southern Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico and the Caribbean islands and South Florida. They turn a golden orange as they mature.
The dewlap hangs from the neck. Iguanas use their dewlap to communicate. First, an extended dewlap can simply be a greeting. Second, it can be a form of protection. A threatened iguana may extend its dewlap to create a larger presence to intimidate a predator into thinking it is larger than it is. Third, an extended dewlap can mean that the iguana is trying to adjust its temperature. An extended dewlap on an iguana basking in the sun is quite normal. It may be catching more sun to warm up or catching a breeze to cool off. So, bottom line, it's important to see "the big picture" when reading Iguana body language.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
His dewlap was especially eyecatching with the morning sun shining through. It was resting atop a birdhouse in Montell, Uvalde County, Texas.
Cuban Brown Anoles are primarily active during the day but sometimes feed at night around light. In fact when I'm working at night three of them set up a feeding station on the window screen above me and spend hours catching unwary insects that are attracted there by my desk light.
Brown Cuban Anoles are voracious eaters devouring vast numbers of insects. And they themselves are a food source for native birds, snakes and other animals. Their lifespan is 3 years... hopefully. They shed their skin and recycle its minerals by eating it.
The yellow border around the dewlap never occurs on the Green Anole and helps distinguish the Cuban Brown from the Green Anole in its brown phase. Another important identifying feature is the even color and relative lack of markings on the Green Anole.
Brown anoles molt in small pieces, unlike some other reptiles, which molt in one large piece. Anoles may consume the molted skin to replenish supplies of calcium. In captivity, the molted skin may stick to the anole if humidity is too low. The unshed layer of skin can build up around the eyes, preventing the lizard from feeding and may lead to starvation. This can be prevented by maintaining high humidity.
If you live in Florida or visit here, you have no doubt seen these tiny dragon-like anoles and now you know a lot about them!
Cuban Brown Anole, Anolis sagrei sagrei
Biscayne ParK, FL
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A hound it was, an enormous coal-black hound, but not such a hound as mortal eyes have ever seen. Fire burst from its open mouth, its eyes glowed with a smouldering glare, its muzzle and hackles and dewlap were outlined in flickering flame.
The Cape Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra zebra) is one of the rarest mammals in the world. Tha Mountain Zebra differs from the more common Plains Zebra ( Equus burchelli) in that the mountain zebra has a prominent dewlap, a reddish brown nose, a white stomach, a gridiron pattern on the rump and no shadow stripes. This animal was photographed in the Mountain Zebra National Park near the town of Craddock in South Africa.
This is the biggest iguana I have ever seen. He was between 4-5 feet in length. He here is showing off his dewlap to make sure I know he is in charge. Taken in South florida.
A male moose has a ‘dewlap’, a dangling flap under the chin. The size and shape of the dewlap may indicate dominance level. Males also use the dewlap to scent mark females by rubbing it against them during the mating season.
Important to know: Iguanas are capable of severely injuring people, other animals and themselves when their body language signals are not recognized. Most iguanas clearly sign that trouble is ahead. They nod their head and wave their dewlap side to side. The dewlap is a fold of loose skin hanging from the neck or throat of an animal, such as a cow.
Iguanas use their dewlap to communicate. First, an extended dewlap can simply be a greeting, away to say hello to another creature during mating but most generally as a territorial sign. Second, it can be a form of protection. A threatened iguana may extend its dewlap to intimidate a predator into thinking it is much larger than it is. Third, an extended dewlap may be a sign that the iguana is trying to adjust its temperature. An extended dewlap on an iguana basking in the sun is quite normal. It may be catching more sun to warm up or a breeze to cool off. So it's important to see "the big picture" when reading Iguana body language.
Parts of an iguana... www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=Up3IVbC...
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Green, or common, iguanas are among the largest lizards in the Americas, averaging around 6.5 feet long and weighing about 11 pounds.
Most males, and the females of some populations, change colour during breeding season. The skin may develop a wash of rusty orange across the entire body, or a paling of the green with bold, deep, bright orange appearing on the dewlap, spikes, body and legs. The colour change occurs several months before actually breeding occurs, and may last for several months after the male's usual breeding season ends if there are females around who are still in season. Some males and females will retain some breeding colour all year, especially if they are dominant to other iguanas - or humans - in their environment.
Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica
African Goose - Anser cygnoides domesticus
Thought I had stumbled on a rarity some months back, but think these were introduced to a Mid Wales Park....
The African Goose is a breed of goose. The African goose breed most likely originated in China, despite the name. They may possibly be related to the wild swan goose a smaller species of goose, just like their close cousin the Chinese goose. Though they share some similar characteristics (such as colour variations), the two can be distinguished by the African's larger dewlap and different knob shape. African geese are also quite a bit heavier than Chinese, and are better known for their docile temperaments. Also, they are known to lay far fewer eggs than Chinese geese, 25-40 eggs per year for the African goose vs. 40-65, or, in extreme cases, up to 200 eggs per year for Chinese geese.
Two origin theories persist for the fowl: the first purporting that Africans are the result of crosses of swan geese and Chinese, while the other asserts that they are pure derivations of the swan goose, and their unique traits are simply the result of selective breeding. Whichever the case, it has existed as a distinct breed since at least the middle of the nineteenth century, and was admitted to the American Poultry Association's Standard of Perfection in 1874.
Ganders often have a higher pitched call than the geese, and are taller, while the females are shorter and stockier, with larger keels or lobes.
African geese appear in three color varieties: Brown, Buff and White. Browns have black bills and knobs, and plumage with irregular shades, from a very light to dark brown. Whites have all-white plumage and orange bills and knobs.
A green anole (Anolis carolinensis) often seen in our back yard appeared on the kitchen table recently prepared to dine. He obligingly extended the red dewlap under his chin signaling his discomfort when I came in close for this photo.
The bright flap of skin under the anole's chin, called a dewlap, is used to frighten/warn off predators and also for mating displays.
Whenever I would get too close for their comfort, they would either run away, or stand their ground and flash their brilliant flaps of skin in hopes that I would be the one to run away :)
It sure made for some nice pictures! Isn't it a beauty?!!
If you look carefully you can see that its tail has either fallen off or was bitten off by a hungry predator. Lucky for the lizard, it got away and grew back its tail for a continued normal life. You can see where the smaller, new tail attaches to the larger, former tail break...
FRASER'S ANOLE Anolis fraseri. This Fraser's Anole has its dewlap extended as it sits on a wire above the Vía Cunuco about 1/2 mile north of Mindo in northwestern Ecuador at 10:01 AM on February 17, 2024.
Note the prominent crest on the back.
Fraser's Anole is a lizard found in the western Andes of Colombia and Ecuador.
For OPTIMAL DETAILED VIEWING of this colorful Fraser's Anole , VIEW AT THE LARGEST SIZE (867 x 450) using this direct Flickr link: www.flickr.com/photos/neotropical_birds_mayan_ruins/53624...
Un leggero vento di Bora soffia sulle distese erbose dell'Auremiano... Sullo sfondo all'orizzonte si staglia il Monte Nevoso...
Anolis Divius
The name divius is the neuter singular nominative comparative of divus (Latin for “divine”, “heavenly”, and refers to the “sky god”), in allusion to the blue coloration of this species.
A moderate-sized to moderately large species of Anolis that differs from all other Hispaniolan congeners except A. aliniger, A. singularis, and the species described below by the combination of having predominantly blue or green overall coloration in life (capable of rapid color change to brown); relatively short hind legs (fourth toe of adpressed hind leg reaching to ear opening or only slightly beyond ear opening); male dewlap is yellowish green or brown (after metachrosis).
Conservation. Given its small geographic range and continuing threat from deforestation, KÖHLER & HEDGES 2016 consider the conservation status of Anolis divius to be Endangered based on criterion B1ab (iii) of the IUCN Red List Categories
Source:Reptile-database.org
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Lugar de Observacion / Taken: Dominican Republic
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Uv-Class Lepidosauria
Order:Squamata
Sub Order Sauria
Infra Order Iguania
Family:Dactyloidae
Genus:Anolis
Binomial name
Anolis Divius
I was sitting in my bed looking out at my pond when I noticed movement. No, that bright green patch isn't a leaf, it's an iguana visiting my orchids! So I ran for my camera and started shooting pictures. He stayed and stayed, then finally in a flash he was gone.
What a great way to start my day living in my jungle home! www.flickr.com/photos/jungle_mama/albums/72157594223510392
Iguana (/ɪˈɡwɑːnə/, Spanish: [iˈɣwana]) is a genus of omnivorous lizards native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Iguanas can range from 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 1.8 m) including their tail. The two species of lizard within the genus Iguana possess a dewlap, a row of spines running down their backs to their tails, and a tiny "third eye" on their heads. This light-sensing organ is known as the parietal eye, visible as a pale scale on the top of the head, and cannot make out details, just brightness. Behind their necks are small scales which resemble spokes, known as tuberculate scales. These scales may be a variety of colors and are not always visible from close distances. They have a large round scale on their cheeks known as a subtympanic shield.
The tympanum, the iguana's eardrum, is located above the subtympanic shield (or "earshield") behind each eye. Iguanas are often hard to spot because they blend into their surroundings. Their coloration enables them to hide from larger predators.
Biscayne Park, FL
Iguanas are cold blooded so when we have a cold blast here in South Florida, they are in danger, literally falling out of trees lifeless. If they aren't injured, when they warm up they revive and walk away. abcnews.go.com/US/iguanas-falling-trees-florida-due-cold-...
Iguanas are capable of severely injuring people, other animals and themselves when their body language signals are not recognized. Most iguanas clearly sign that trouble is ahead. They nod their head and wave their dewlap side to side. The dewlap is a fold of loose skin hanging from the neck or throat of an animal, such as a cow.
Iguanas use their dewlap to communicate. First, an extended dewlap can simply be a greeting, away to say hello to another creature during mating but most generally as a territorial sign. Second, it can be a form of protection. A threatened iguana may extend its dewlap to intimidate a predator into thinking it is much larger than it is. Third, an extended dewlap may be a sign that the iguana is trying to adjust its temperature. An extended dewlap on an iguana basking in the sun is quite normal. It may be catching more sun to warm up or a breeze to cool off. So it's important to see "the big picture" when reading Iguana body language.
Update, this morning I went out to check on my dead Iguana and he was gone! I hope he was up in the tree watching me!
Biscayne Park, FL
Apparently, the red dewlap sealed the deal.
Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)
Bath House Pollinator Garden, White Rock Lake, Dallas Texas
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This male green anole was giving a show with his bright pink dewlap - whether trying to frighten another male from his territory or trying to attract a female, I'm not sure. But his choice of perch was picture perfect.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in April 2022
Orange County, FL, March 2021. Home garden. Molting and showing dewlap - journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone...
Explore Dec 4, 2018 #34
Important to know: Iguanas are capable of severely injuring people, other animals and themselves when their body language signals are not recognized. Most iguanas clearly sign that trouble is ahead. They nod their head and wave their dewlap side to side.
The dewlap is a fold of loose skin hanging from the neck or throat of an animal, like cattle. Iguanas use their dewlap to communicate. First, an extended dewlap can simply be a greeting. An extended dewlap is often used to say hello to another creature during mating and most generally as a territorial sign. Second, it can be a form of protection. A threatened iguana may extend its dewlap to intimidate a predator into thinking it is much larger than it is. Third, an extended dewlap may be a sign that the iguana is trying to adjust its temperature. An extended dewlap on an iguana that's basking in the sun is quite normal. It may be catching more sun to warm up or catching a breeze to cool off. So it's important to see "the big picture" when reading Iguana body language.
Parts of an iguana... www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=Up3IVbC...
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL