Caribbean Lizards and the Tape of Life (4 of 9) (IMAGE)

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Caribbean Lizards and the Tape of Life (4 of 9)

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This is Anolis strahmi from Pedernales, Dominican Republic. This anole perches on tree trunks and boulders, and is convergent with counterparts on other Greater Antillean islands. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the July 19, 2013, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Luke Mahler at University of California, Davis in Davis, Calif., and colleagues was titled, "Exceptional Convergence on the Macroevolutionary Landscape in Island Lizard Radiations."

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[Image courtesy of Miguel Landestoy]

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