classreptilia's Journal

Anoles have been proven to be extremely smart for their size. A 2011 study conducted of birds and anoles intelligence. The specimens used were Puerto Rican Anoles. This species is not commonly used in research. The test was little wells with lids on them. They had inside them worms.
The Anoles had one chance per day, while the birds had several chances. That meant that they had to wait another day to try again. The anoles had less chances and yet did it faster than the birds. They stuck their noses under the lids and popped the lid off. The birds instead pecked the lid before actually taking the lid off. The researchers used a bright lid and a dull lid. The Anoles then associated the bright lid with the worm.
So the researchers switched the worm into the dull cup. Later on, they noticed two of the four anoles were picking at the dull lid. These two anoles were named Plato and Socrates. This showed that anoles were the smartest Genus of all reptiles. Their intelligence rivals birds for their size. Small Brain 🧠 doesn’t mean low intelligence. This makes Anoles the biggest and smartest Genus of all reptiles.
This information is NOT mine. This was a research conducted by scientists.

Bibliography:
https://news.mongabay.com/2011/07/brainy-lizards-rival-birds-in-intelligence/amp/

So today I have completed a goal, get six hundred ids.
Since 2019 I’ve identified 600 different observations.
That does not mean research grade it means in general.

So how do you become a top identifier? I’ve used iNaturalist for like a almost two years but still don’t fully understand somethings…

1. How do I become a top identifier?
2. How do I curate taxa?
3. How do I find “flags”?
4. How do I write articles?

Currently I have 4 anoles. My cowpeas have had a wonderful harvest this year. My peppers have also had a great harvest even though I had a hornworm problem. Skippers have populated my pigeon peas and my cow peas. With fall coming up I don’t know what is going to shake the garden. This week I’ve seen two baby snakes 🐍 out in my plants. They look like brown snakes. As we come to soon to end the year I’m planing to create a special journal entry about a special species of anole once a month. I call it “Anole of the Month”.

Questions I Have:
Do anoles hibernate?
How many species of anole are living in SC?
Please answer if you know the answer.

Found a green anole hatchling outside. Tried to catch it it ran away 😔. Harvested a huge eggplant 🍆 and a few peppers 🫑. I saw a moth sleeping 💤 on a garden bed. Black Swallowtail out on my fennel laying eggs and a Silver Spotted Skipper doing the same thing but instead on my pigeon peas and Cow Peas
Im still waiting on my female green anole to lay her eggs.
I have 4 adults 3 of those GA (Green Anoles) and one Brown Anole
1 teenage GA and 1 baby GA
And finally 1 brown anole Hatchling.
Qs:
What attracts Anoles to my area?
How do I make a lizard Trap?
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I feel like I can observe more species of lizard and anoles if I had one.
Also please answer my Qs if you know the answer

In the past 2 day 4 different anole mated. Another two which are in captivity (I caught them in the wild) mated yesterday afternoon at around the same time as the mating I saw today. So I hope that the Brown Anoles also mate. So far multiple baby Brown Anoles have been spotted and about two adults have been seen. One of those is in captivity right now.

It rained a few inches and then got sunny. Brown anole hatchling is still alive and well. Got a few mm. bigger. Made up a new slang “Gang Anole” A gang anole is an anole that is beat up 🤕 and savage lookin. Strangely they are known for lookin strange.

I found a brown anole hatchling. It is 1 inch long. I did not put it with my other anoles because they would eat him. So instead I prepared a small bug container and added a grasshopper big enough to fit in its mouth when it gets hungry. I have 1 brown anole in captivity and the total amount of pop. around my home is 7-10 or more. Today I also tried feeding date syrup to my other anoles. Due to the fact that anoles may eat sweet syrups.
Some were interested in it and tried it,others didn’t.
Total count of Anoles names and ages and length:
Brown Anole: 7in. Female
Green Anole: 4in. Female: Melissa
Male 6in Roger
Female 2in Megan
Male 4in Teen “Rascal”
Unknown Gender 1in Logan Richard Henry