# 'Evolution in the act': Forest lizards reveal rapid adaptation in a warming world

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- Published: 2026-11-03T15:00:09+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-11-evolution-forest-lizards-reveal-rapid.html
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Yale research scientist Saúl Domínguez-Guerrero didn't set out to catch "evolution in the act" when he traveled to the Caribbean with a team of Yale researchers a few years ago. At the time, the team from the lab of evolutionary biologist Martha Muñoz planned to do fieldwork on Caribbean anoles, colorful, tree-dwelling lizards native to warmer regions of the Americas.

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