Grand Cayman Blue-Throated Anole (IMAGE)

National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS)

Grand Cayman Blue-Throated Anole

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How did this lizard's ancestors arrive on the Caribbean island where they live? A new study affirms a long-controversial view that some organisms, like this Grand Cayman blue-throated anole, may have crossed oceans in creative ways.

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Christopher R. Peterson

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