Urban Lizards on TV!

The Smithsonian Channel and Day’s Edge Productions have put together a fantastic mini-series and a full-length documentary on anole evolutionary research. Episode 7 of the miniseries and part of the full-length movie feature urban lizards and urban evolution research by myself and my collaborators, Shane Campbell-Staton (UCLA) and Jason Kolbe / the Kolbe lab (U. Rhode Island).

Check out the short episode below to hear more about urban evolution in anole lizards!

And if you want to know more about urban lizards and anoles, check out the full documentary, airing on the Smithsonian Channel: 12/26 (8pm, 11pm), 12/29 (2pm). The Smithsonian Channel page for the movie also has info on how to watch if you don’t have access to the channel through your TV provider.

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Kristin Winchell

Assistant Professor at New York University

Co-founder of LITC along with E. Carlen and L. Miles. I'm an Assistant Professor in the Biology department at New York University. I study urban evolution from a functional morphological perspective. I like herps.

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