Anolis woodi DUNN, 1940
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Anolis woodi
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| Higher Taxa | Anolidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Wood's Anole attenuatus: Slender Anole |
| Synonym | Anolis woodi DUNN 1940: 110 Anolis woodi woodi — TAYLOR 1956: 115 Anolis woodi attenuatus TAYLOR 1956: 118 Anolis woodi attenuatus — PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 69 Anolis woodi — PETERS et al. 1970: 69 Anolis attenuatus — FITCH et al. 1976: 114 Norops woodi — VILLA et al. 1988 Anolis woodi — WILLIAMS et al. 1995 Norops woodi — KÖHLER 2000: 64 Norops woodi — NICHOLSON 2002 Norops woodi — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Anolis woodi — KÖHLER et al. 2007 Norops woodi — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 |
| Distribution | Panama, Costa Rica Type locality: El Volcán, Chiriquí, Panama. attenuatus: Panama, Costa Rica; Type locality: Isla Bonita, southeastern slope of Volcán Póas, Costa Rica, elevation 5500 ft. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: AMNH 62647, adult female; in the American Museum of Natural History; collected in Feb.-Mar. 1936, by F. E. Lutz and W. J. Gertsch, while members of the late Mr. W. C. Wood's Panama trip. Holotype: KUMNH No. 34257; paratype: KUMNH No. 34256 [attenuatus] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: “A fair-sized (head and body 72 mm.) Anolis with keeled imbricate dorsals in an ill-defined zone composed of the eight median rows of largest scales; laterals keeled or tuberculate scarcely imbricate; ventrals larger than dorsals, heavily keeled, slightly mueronate; longest toe reaches eye; tibia as long as head to ear; ear opening smaller than eye; two scales between semicircles; occipital smaller than ear; a broad, irregular, light dorsal band; resembles capito, but has different dorsals and a longer head.” (Dunn 1940) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 662 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Subspecies: Anolis woodi attenuatus has been elevated to species status by FITCH et al (1976) but considered as synonym of Norops woodi by KÖHLER 2000. Species group: Norops auratus Species Group (fide Nicholson et al. 2012) |
| Etymology | Named after W. C. Wood who may have been an official in the Panama Canal Zone. |
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