In a Costa Rican rainforest, a small, semiaquatic lizard called a diving anole leaps into a stream. Minutes pass, but the anole doesn’t surface for air, as these lizards typically do.

What's scaly, striped and breathes underwater like a scuba diver? Water anoles, a semi-aquatic lizard found in the tropical forests of southern Costa Rica. These green-brown water anoles can dive ...

we visit Lizard Island to capture, study and release all adult anoles — a population that fluctuates between 600 to 1,000. Through the summer, female anoles lay a single egg every seven to 10 days.

The lizard’s hydrophobic skin allows the air bubbles to form. Credit: Lindsey Swierk To determine an answer, Swierk divided a population of water anoles into two groups. Half the lizards were ...

By Sara Novak Water anoles, semiaquatic lizards that are shorter than a pencil, are highly sought-after snacks among predators in Costa Rican and Panamanian rainforests. Preyed upon by snakes ...

THE ANOLE, a small lizard that originates from tropical regions in the Americas, has recently been crowned the world's smallest scuba diver. The semi-aquatic lizard has been found to evade its ...

Whether darting across garden fences, sunbathing on porch railings or climbing tree trunks, these lizards are a common sight. Despite their everyday presence, The Green Anole possesses a range of ...

Take the anole — a small, neotropical lizard found in the leafy canopy and tops of trees across the Caribbean. Cuba is the only landmass with multiple species of the Anolis carolinensis subgroup ...