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Green-blotched Giant Anole
Anolis smallwoodi Schwartz, 1964
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
An Oriente Knight Anole, in the middle of a shed. This photograph was taken at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Anolis smallwoodi, the green-blotched giant anole or Smallwood's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Cuba.
Anolis smallwoodi lives in dry forest and coastal scrub habitats in Cuba, where it perches on tree trunks and branches. It belongs to the trunk-crown ecomorph group of Cuban anoles, and recent studies suggest that climate change may alter its range and thermal niche across the island. It is insectivorous but has been reported to take grapes in captivity. Their size snout to vent is typically 3-4 inches.
Wikipedia contributors, Anolis smallwoodi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:38:21.999740+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Anolis smallwoodi Schwartz, 1964
- Name authority
- Schwartz, 1964
- Common name
- Green-blotched Giant Anole
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Anolidae
- Genus
- Anolis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyAnolidae
- genusAnolis
- speciesAnolis smallwoodi Schwartz, 1964
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Anolis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Blue-lipped forest anoleAnolis bombiceps Cope, 1875 | AnolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Branch AnoleAnolis birama Garrido, 1990 | AnolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hummelinck's AnoleAnolis blanquillanus Hummelinck, 1940 | AnolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cuban Variegated AnoleAnolis bremeri Barbour, 1914 | AnolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ayala's AnoleAnolis calimae Ayala, Harris & Williams, 1983 | AnolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anolis anatoloros Ugueto, Rivas, Barros, Sánchez-Pacheco & García-Pérez, 2007 | AnolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chiapas Ornate AnoleAnolis anisolepis Smith, Burley & Fritts, 1968 | AnolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bay Islands AnoleAnolis bicaorum (Köhler, 1996) | AnolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boulenger's AnoleAnolis apollinaris Boulenger, 1919 | AnolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panther AnoleAnolis bimaculatus (Sparrman, 1784) | AnolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Giant Green AnoleAnolis biporcatus (Wiegmann, 1834) | AnolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Odd AnoleAnolis dissimilis Williams, 1965 | AnolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=smallwoodi Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5V63T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.