The bat group trapped a couple of vampire bats (Desmodus sp.), which can be quickly identified by their large thumbs. Vampire bats do feast on blood, but it is most often on cattle and other livestock.
Daily Archives: 1 August 2013
Green anole – Norops biporcatus
This anole suns near the lab at the Las Cruces lab most days, and I was recently able to catch and key it. This is likely a female; she lacks a prominent dewlap. Norops biporcatus is a large anole that is most often bright green and resembles Dactyloa spp. and Polychrus spp., because of its size. However, presence of elongated, unkeeled lamalle on its toes, and dorsal + nuchal ridges help to place it in Norops. I was really hoping for a Polychrus: the Neotropical chameleon… but it was still fun to catch.