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Amazing Rare Things: The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
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    MARK CATESBY (1682-1749)

    Jamaican anole and sweet gum

    c. 1722-6

    RCIN 926016

    The male anole lizard has a scarlet throat pouch which it can flick forwards as a territorial display, as Catesby shows. Its colouring is perfect camouflage against the foliage and red flower-heads of the sweet gum.

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