Smooth Anole, Anolis (Norops) rodriguezi
These lizards are fast, small, agile and love understory habitats.
Category Archives: Lizards
Variegated gecko, Gonatodes ceciliae
Hernandez’s helmeted basilisk, Corytophanes hernandezii
Species of Corytophanes are cryptic and normally freeze when a larger animal (human or potential predator) is nearby. When they move, the do so very slowly. They prefer low light […]
Island Leaf-toed Gecko, Phyllodactylus insularis
When this species was described in 1960, Phyllodactylus insularis was considered endemic to Half Moon Caye, Lighthouse Reef, Belize. Belize naturalist Jan Meerman found it as common on nearby Long […]
Common House Gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus
Common House geckos are always found on human habitations from México south through Central America. They scramble about on walls and ceilings after dark feeding on insects of all kinds. […]
Weatherman gecko, Aristelliger georgeensis
Photos by Shannon Fortenberry, Glover’s Reef Resort, Glover’s Reef Atoll, Belize, May 2010. Weatherman geckos (also known as the Saint George Island gecko) are so named because they make a […]
Belize leaf-toed gecko, Phyllodactylus insularis
Photo by Aimee K. Thomas. When Phyllodactylus insularis was first described by Dr. James R. Dixon (coincidently Bob Thomas’s major professor), it was only known from Half Moon Caye, Lighthouse […]
Dewlaps: Lizard communication
Photo by Bob Thomas, Chiquibul Education Centre, Las Cuevas, Cayo District, Belize, May 2012. Norops rodriguezi Photo by Bob Thomas, Chagaramas, Trinidad, November 2009. Anolis aeneus. Photo by Bob Thomas, […]
Lizards at night
Photo by Bob Thomas, Tikal, Guatemala, May 2012. Photo by Bob Thomas, taken in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, May 2005. Norops lemurinus is relatively easy to find at night. They […]
Tropical Natural History 