Tiatragul, SarinHall, Joshua M.Pavlik, Nathaniel G.Warner, Daniel A.2025-05-292025-05-290024-4066WOS:000461134900002ORCID:/0000-0003-4532-7536/work/180904926https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=anu_research_portal_plus2&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000461134900002&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPLhttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733754384Nesting success is critical for oviparous species to maintain viable populations. Many species often do not provide parental care (e.g. oviparous reptiles), so embryos are left to develop in the prevailing conditions of the nest. For species that occupy diverse habitats, embryos must be able to complete development across a broad range of environmental conditions. Although much research has investigated how environmental conditions influence embryo development, we know little about how nest conditions differ between diverse habitats. Anolis lizards are commonly found in various habitats including those heavily modified by humans (e.g. cities). We describe nest sites of anoles in two different habitat types: a suburban area and a nearby forest. The suburban area had less total nesting habitat but a greater variety of microenvironment conditions for females to use for nesting, compared to the forest. Suburban nests were warmer and drier with greater thermal variance compared to forest nests. Finally, we use data from the literature to predict how nest conditions may influence development. Our study provides the first quantitative assessment of anole nest sites in human-modified environments and shows how suburban habitats may generate variation in developmental rate.We thank T. S. Mitchell for methodological suggestions, J. T. Stroud for logistical advice and R. M. Weesner for assistance with data collection. Research was funded by the National Science Foundation (grant number DEB-1354897). We thank Miami-Dade Parks Natural Areas Management for granting permission for us to work in Matheson Hammock Park. This is publication no. 877 of the Auburn University Museum of Natural History. The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.12enPublisher Copyright: © 2019 The Linnean Society of London.AnolisBehaviourNesting ecologyPlasticityUrban201910.1093/biolinnean/bly20410.1093/biolinnean/bly20485062869812