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Meet the Pinocchio anole. Thought extinct until a sighting in 2005, it inhabits parts of Ecuador. Growing ~3.3 in (8.4 cm) long, only males of this species sport long proboscises. Scientists think these fleshy appendages help them to attract mates.

Meet the Pinocchio anole. Thought extinct until a sighting in 2005, it inhabits parts of Ecuador. Growing ~3.3 in (8.4 cm) long, only males of this species sport long proboscises. Scientists think these fleshy appendages help them to attract mates.