The Lizard That Replays Evolution Again and Again What if evolution ran the same experiment multiple times — and got the same answers? Meet the anole lizards (Anolis spp.) — the textbook example of evolution repeating itself. Across Caribbean islands, anoles independently evolved into the same set of “ecomorphs”: trunk-ground runners with long legs, twig specialists with short limbs, canopy climbers with huge toe pads, grass dwellers with sleek bodies. Different islands. Different ancestors. Sam