Odd anole
Anolis dissimilis Williams, 1965
Status not recordedlizards
The odd anole (Anolis dissimilis) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 3.75 g and reach 5.62 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the odd anole
- Weight
- 3.75 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 5.62 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the odd anole?
Where does the odd anole live?
Not recorded
Is the odd anole endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the odd anole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- SpeciesAnolis dissimilis Williams, 1965
Synonyms Dactyloa dissimilis
Other names and names in other languages (1)
- Papa-VentoPortuguese
Relatives of the odd anole
Other species in the same genus Anolis.
Green anole
Anolis carolinensis
Brown anole
Anolis sagrei
Blue anole
Anolis gorgonae
Cuban anole
Anolis equestris
Allison's anole
Anolis allisoni
Horned anole
Anolis proboscis
CompareOdd anole vs Green anoleOdd anole vs Brown anoleOdd anole vs Blue anoleOdd anole vs Cuban anole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the odd anole?
An adult odd anole weighs 3.75 g and measures 5.62 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the odd anole?
The odd anole (Anolis dissimilis) belongs to the family Anolidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4 - SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0-dryad-v5
Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b
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title = {Odd anole (Anolis dissimilis)},
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note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}