Wednesday, February 13, 2013

EcuAdorable #1

Anolis aequatorialis juvenile
Isn't he adorable?
Anolis aequatorialis
Juvenile


I found this little beauty sleeping on a leaf at six in the morning as we were waiting for a Cock of the Rock lek which required a two hour hike in the rain. The lek wasn't that spectacular, but I was content because of this lizard. What is a lek, you ask? Why did you hike two hours in the rain to see something that sounds rather phallic? Forget about those questions, and just look how cute this lizard looks, perched upon a cyclanthaceae leaf with rain drops on his or her head.

The answer to all these questions and more, next time. 


6 comments:

  1. Are you kidding me? The cock of the rock was amazing! Even if they weren't really leking, they're just such funny looking birds. And they're dinosaurs.

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    1. hahaha they are dinosaurs, this is true, but I'm not that into birds. Did you see a lek/where?

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  2. I didn't actually see them leking, but I did see a couple of young males practicing. I know it was somewhere outside of Mindo but it was 5am and I don't remember exactly where. I went with a guide.

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  4. P.S. the A. aequatorialis (italicized but I can't figure out how to get Google to do that) is adorable.

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    1. Ah, cool. We went with a guide too. And kudos for keeping up with scientific form!

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