Some anole lizards can stay underwater for as long as 16 minutes — a trick they pull off by rebreathing exhaled air which they store in a bubble attached to their snouts.
Researchers first documented this behaviour among anoles living in Coto Brus, Costa Rica in 2019, filming one of the submerged lizards using a GoPro camera.
Further analysis has now suggested that different species of semi-aquatic anole evolved the rebreathing ability separately to make the most of air while diving.
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Anole lizards can stay underwater for as long as 16 minutes — a trick they pull off by rebreathing exhaled air which they store in a bubble attached to their snouts (as pictured)