Smallwood's anole
Anolis smallwoodi Schwartz, 1964
Status not recordedlizards
The smallwood's anole (Anolis smallwoodi) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 56 g, reach 15.2 cm in length and live up to 12.4 years.
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Quick facts about the smallwood's anole
- Weight
- 56 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 13.5 cm – 15.2 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- 12.4 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 16.5 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 50 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 25src for Litters or clutches a year
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the smallwood's anole?
Where does the smallwood's anole live?
Not recorded
Is the smallwood's 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 smallwood's anole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- SpeciesAnolis smallwoodi Schwartz, 1964
Synonyms Anolis equestris smallwoodi, Deiroptyx smallwoodi
Other names and names in other languages (4)
- Green-blotched giant anoleEnglish
- Grønplettet KæmpeanoleDanish
- Smallwoods AnolisGerman
- Гигантский пятнистый анолисRussian
Relatives of the smallwood's 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
CompareSmallwood's anole vs Green anoleSmallwood's anole vs Brown anoleSmallwood's anole vs Blue anoleSmallwood's anole vs Cuban anole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the smallwood's anole?
An adult smallwood's anole weighs 56 g and measures 13.5 cm – 15.2 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the smallwood's anole live?
The smallwood's anole has a recorded lifespan of 12.4 years.
What kind of animal is the smallwood's anole?
The smallwood's anole (Anolis smallwoodi) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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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