The popular naturalist, author and TV presenter reveals a secret realm of overlooked wildlife
LOP! A LIZARD LEAPT FROM THE verdant foliage fringing a tropical stream and into the dappled pools below. It was a common occurrence as I traced my path along the banks, and sometimes I caught a glimpse. All skinny and scaled, these lizards were sometimes basilisk lizards, but more often they were even daintier anole lizards. I wondered