A team of evolutionary biologists including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York have shown that some Anolis lizards, or anoles, have adapted to rebreathe exhaled air underwater using a bubble clinging to their snouts.
Semi-aquatic anoles live along neotropical streams and frequently dive for refuge, remaining underwater for up to 16 minutes. Lindsey Swierk, assistant research professor of biological sciences at Binghamton University, documented this behavior in a Costa Rican anole species in 2019.
She had been shocked to see an anole submerge itself for such long periods and used a GoPro underwater to document the behavior. [Read more…] about ‘Scuba-diving’ lizards use bubble attached to snout to breathe underwater