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Wood's anole

Anolis woodi Dunn, 1940

Status not recordedlizards

The wood's anole (Anolis woodi) is a species in the family Anolidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh 10.9 g to 19.6 g and reach 8.06 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the wood's anole

Weight
10.9 g – 19.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
7.54 cm – 8.06 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
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 wood's anole?

WOOD'S ANOLE · LENGTH 8.06 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 8.06 cm, the recorded maximum length of the wood's anole is about 4.7% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the wood's anole live?

Not recorded

Is the wood'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 wood's anole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyAnolidae
  6. genusAnolis
  7. SpeciesAnolis woodi Dunn, 1940

Synonyms Anolis woodi attenuatus, Norops woodi

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Anolis de ojos azulesEnglish
  • Blue-eyed anoleEnglish
  • Panamansk Vulkan-anoleDanish
  • Gallego de Ojos AzulesSpanish
  • Anolide occhi bluItalian
  • Slender Anoleroot

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Relatives of the wood's anole

Other species in the same genus Anolis.

Green anole

Anolis carolinensis

AnolidaeNo free photo yet

Blue anole

Anolis gorgonae

AnolidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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How big is the wood's anole?

An adult wood's anole weighs 10.9 g – 19.6 g and measures 7.54 cm – 8.06 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the wood's anole?

The wood's anole (Anolis woodi) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Wood's anole (Anolis woodi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/woods-anole

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BibTeX
@misc{woods_anole_2026,
  title = {Wood's anole (Anolis woodi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/woods-anole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}