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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · 7d

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How a wildlife photographer found one of his biggest challenges with house cats

Wildlife photographer Tim Flach has been around the world to get the perfect shot. But his latest book, titled "Feline," may have been one his biggest challenges.

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · Sep 4

More on Anole Eye Spots www.anoleannals.org/2025/09/04/m...

More on Anole Eye Spots

Some green anoles sometimes temporarily develop a black spot behind their eyes. We had a great post on why this happens in 2011. Spoiler: it’s a sign of stress. Reader Seth Whaland has provid…

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · Aug 26

Anolis cybotes, the Hispaniolan Stout Anole floridensis.com/2025/08/26/a...

Anolis cybotes, the Hispaniolan Stout Anole

Last updated on Tuesday 26 August 2025.Florida is home to an array of non-native Anolis species. Some of these introduced species are extremely widespread, such as Anolis sagrei (the Cuban brown an…

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · Aug 24

New Orleans' Brown Anoles Can Tolerate Extraordinary Amounts of Lead in Their Blood www.anoleannals.org/2025/08/23/n...

New Orleans’ Brown Anoles Can Tolerate Extraordinary Amounts of Lead in Their Blood

Tulane University reports: Lead-resistant lizards in New Orleans could hold clues to combating lead poisoning August 20, 2025 9:00 AM Stacey Plaisance [email protected] Tulane researchers found…

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · Aug 22

Fight Fiercely Harvard
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Fight Fiercely Harvard

Settling with the federal government may be the right call for Harvard, but doing so will be a blow to American democracy

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · Aug 7

Israel's Gaza War Has Made Me Ashamed to Be a Jewish Zionist
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Israel's Gaza War Has Made Me Ashamed to Be a Jewish Zionist

Israel's fight against Hamas started as a just war, but is now a moral travesty

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · Jul 23

At long last, The Cat's Meow featured in the New York Times...sort of. www.nytimes.com/.../books/re...

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · Jul 19

The Alluring Anoles of Alto Velo www.anoleannals.org/2025/07/19/t...

The Alluring Anoles of Alto Velo

Although I have not been a prolific poster on AA, I have enjoyed contributing articles about the obscure and rarely seen anoles of the Greater Antilles and Lucayan archipelagos, such as Anolis erne…

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · Jul 19

Some Thoughts on Trumpism and Soviet Communism on a Visit to Prague
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Some Thoughts on Trumpism and Soviet Communism on a Visit to Prague

With Trump’s tariffs and immigration police, there are echoes of Eastern Europe’s authoritarian past

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · Jul 6

Non-native Herps Still Increasing in the Most Heavily Invaded Herp Community in the World. www.anoleannals.org/2025/07/06/n...

Non-native Herps Still Increasing in the Most Heavily Invaded Herp Community in the World.

There truly is never a dull moment in South Florida, especially for those of us who love herps. South Florida is a herper’s paradise with at least 63 exotic herps recorded in the state in addition …

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · Jun 3

How I built a 6 foot long stainless steel anole lizard sculpture: the Movie www.anoleannals.org/2025/06/03/h...

How I built a 6 foot long stainless steel anole lizard sculpture: the Movie

Read about Steve Nielsen, the artist, here.

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · Jun 2

Dewlap Drama in the Slender Anole: a Tale of Two Throats www.anoleannals.org/2025/06/01/d...

Dewlap Drama in the Slender Anole: a Tale of Two Throats

Color us intrigued! In the world of Anolis lizards, the dewlap—a colorful throat fan used for communication—is one of the most iconic features. It’s been flaunted, flashed, and filmed in countless …

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · May 27

Caiman crocodilus, the Spectacled Caiman floridensis.com/2025/05/27/c...

Caiman crocodilus, the Spectacled Caiman

Last updated Tuesday 27 May 2025. This is a shorter post because, to date, I’ve only encountered and photographed one non-native Spectacled caiman in Florida. Native to the lower portion of C…

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · May 25

A Three-Legged Lizard Mystery www.anoleannals.org/2025/05/25/a...

A Three-Legged Lizard Mystery

Anole Annals has featured a series of posts on three-legged lizards over the years (e.g., here and here). Now we need help. Some time around 2017, April Brown contributed a photo of a brown anole m…

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · May 18

The new rule would limit the Act to protecting species from intentional take, i.e., killing. This would be catastrophic for endangered species. While intentional take certainly threatens wild populations, habitat modification is the primary driver of biodiversity loss. Act today--deadline is Monday!

Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · May 18

USFWS and NOAA have a proposed rescinding the definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act. Presently, “harm” includes habitat modifications, such as those due to land-use change, invasive species, pollution. The new rule would be much more limited

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Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the Services or we) are proposing to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" ...

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · May 18

Anolis cannibalis www.anoleannals.org/2025/05/17/a...

Anolis cannibalis

I live in Bermuda. Many years ago, my daughter and I witnessed a large male Graham’s anole devour a small female, same species. We were horrified as we had watched these particular individua…

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · May 16

Understanding Animal Behaviour, a Non-Fiction Graphic Novel www.anoleannals.org/2025/05/16/u...

Understanding Animal Behaviour, a Non-Fiction Graphic Novel

I dislike textbooks. I still remember the dismay as an undergraduate student of spending all that money to buy hugely expensive textbooks. And if there was any sense of excitement on cracking the c…

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Jhan C. Salazar, PhD @jhancsalazar.bsky.social · May 15

I’m beyond proud to share that I’ve officially earned my Ph.D. and served as Student Marshal for the School of Medicine at WashU! Grateful to my advisor, @jblosos.bsky.social, my committee, and everyone who supported me. And now, on to the next chapter!

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · May 6

Anolis garmani, the Jamaican Giant Anole floridensis.com/2025/05/06/a...

Anolis garmani, the Jamaican Giant Anole

Admittedly, I’m playing a bit of an a-hole card by choosing Anolis garmani to be my first Anolis species on the current iteration of Floridensis. The Jamaican giant anole is a non-native (and…

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · May 2

Singapore National Parks Studying Impact of Introduced Brown Anoles (and the Greenhouse Frog) www.anoleannals.org/2025/05/02/s...

Singapore National Parks Studying Impact of Introduced Brown Anoles (and the Greenhouse Frog)

From the pages of The Straits Times: NParks monitoring whether brown anole, greenhouse frog pose threat to native species Nparks said that it is aware of the presence of the brown anole (left) and …

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Leah Shaffer @leahshaffer.bsky.social · Apr 29

“The skulls of a Pug or a Pekingese and a Persian cat are more similar to each other than either is to their ancestors, the wolf and the North African wildcat,” said @jblosos.bsky.social .... “I don’t think anyone would have expected that.” source.washu.edu/2025/04/copy...

Copycat evolution

Biologist Jonathan Losos, in Arts & Sciences, has documented evidence of a kind of "copycat" evolution between extremely short-faced breeds of cats and dogs. Generations of intentional breeding have l...

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Leah Shaffer @leahshaffer.bsky.social · Apr 29

Here's a story about how breeding has smushed so many pet skulls that Persians and pugs resemble eachother more than their wild ancestors. Research from @jblosos.bsky.social 🧪 🐕 🐈 💀 source.washu.edu/2025/04/copy...

Copycat evolution

Biologist Jonathan Losos, in Arts & Sciences, has documented evidence of a kind of "copycat" evolution between extremely short-faced breeds of cats and dogs. Generations of intentional breeding have l...

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · Apr 29

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Our love for 'baby faces' reshaped cat and dog evolution

Persian cats and pug dogs evolved nearly identical flat faces due to human breeding. This convergence makes them look similar.

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · Mar 21

Looking for Simple Anole Marking Methods www.anoleannals.org/2025/03/20/l...

Looking for Simple Anole Marking Methods

Hello fellow anole enthusiasts! Last year I marked Green Anoles (Anolis carolinensis) in my backyard using a permanent marker to chart their population size. I’m looking to do a similar thing this …

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · Mar 9

Invasive Agama Decreases Number of Brown Anoles, Maybe Increases Disease Threat to Humans www.anoleannals.org/2025/03/09/3...

Invasive Agama Decreases Number of Brown Anoles, Maybe Increases Disease Threat to Humans

from the pages of Phys.org: How a turf war between lizards in Florida impacts mosquitoes and maybe human health by Denise Hruby Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Mosquitoes might be the bane of a s…

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Kelly Zamudio @kzutaustin.bsky.social · Mar 6

ATX peeps...Mark your calendars! @jblosos.bsky.social is giving the Texas Biodiversity Center Distinguished Speaker Series talk at UT Austin on May 1, 2025 at 2:30 pm in NHB 1.720 (on the UT campus). Come talk cats!
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Picture of Jonathan Losos with an anole over his left eye, and pictures of cats in the background.

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · Mar 2

Anoles of South America Part 4: Threats, Conservation, and the Path Forward www.anoleannals.org/2025/03/02/a...

Anoles of South America Part 4: Threats, Conservation, and the Path Forward

Now that I have reviewed the diversity of South American anoles north and south of the Andes, I will discuss conservation issues in this region. I will start by identifying some of the major threat…

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Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social · Jan 29

Time to Get to Work…Freedom Is Worth Fighting For

As predicted, the Trump presidency presents an unprecedented threat to liberal democracy in America. The time for complacency and resignation is over.

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