Montserrat: Caribbean Herpetofauna Island Of The Day
Anolis lividus. Photo by Jonathan Losos
Situated at the northern end of the the Lesser Antillean island chain, Montserrat is home to a number of interesting herps, including the endemic galliwasp Diploglossus montisserrati, the endemic skink Mabuya montserratae, and the endemic anole Anolis lividus. This anole was bravely investigated and reported on by Anole Annals’ intrepid anoleologist Martha Munoz. If your inquiry into the reason I used the words “bravely” and “intrepid” has left you a little lost, the smoke Montserrat is emitting from its active volcano will drag you to the answer: Martha was on the island when the Soufrière Hills dome collapsed and spewed volcanic ash 9 miles skyward!
Collapse of the dome sends ash skywards. January 2010. Photo by Martha Munoz.
The view from space. Image from NASA.
Source: http://www.anoleannals.org/2013/12/08/montserrat-caribbean-herpetofauna-island-of-the-day/
