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Anolis carolinensis
spotted on screened porch of riverfront home
Anoles can lose their tails to potential predators and regenerate them. This lizard has an unusual new tail.
Spotted on Aug 29, 2012
Submitted on Aug 29, 2012
6 Comments
Wonderful! :)) :))
I would think that it's entirely possible that the extra tail might confuse, if not deter a predator, Janelle. And thank you, Namitha; I've never seen a two-tailed gecko.
Really cool spotting, thank you so much for sharing your find auntnance.
Sweet! The third image really shows the tail well. I wonder if having the second tail or whatever helps to protect it from predators a bit as it almost looks like a spine or something that it could use in its defense. Even if it can't or doesn't, I would think it would give predators pause, maybe enough time for him to scurry away to safety, eh? Great find!
Thanks, Maria.
nice spotting