Hoplocercidae are a family of lizards native to the

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s, woodlands and savanna-like habitats of Central and South America. Alternatively they are recognized as a subfamily, Hoplocercinae. 20

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in two

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are described.

Species

Family: Hoplocercidae * Genus ''

Enyalioides ''Enyalioides'' is a genus of lizards in the Family (biology), family Hoplocercidae. The genus is native to the northern part of South America and Panama. They are also referred to as woodlizards, although individual species are also called dwa ...

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Enyalioides altotambo ''Enyalioides altotambo'', the Alto Tambo woodlizard, is a species of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae. It is endemic to the tropical northwestern Andes in Ecuador. It is named after its Type locality (biology), type locality, Alto Tambo in th ...

'' Torres-Carvajal, Venegas, & de Queiroz, 2015 – Alto Tambo woodlizard ** ''

Enyalioides anisolepis ''Enyalioides anisolepis'' the rough-scaled woodlizard, is a species of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae. It is known from the Amazonian slopes of the Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of ...

'' Torres-Carvajal, Venegas, & de Queiroz, 2015 – rough-scaled woodlizard ** ''

Enyalioides annularis ''Enyalioides annularis'', known commonly as the ringed manticore or the ringed spinytail iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Hoplocercidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America. Geographic range ''E. annularis'' is foun ...

'' ( O’Shaughnessy, 1881) – ringed manticore, ringed spinytail iguana ** ''

Enyalioides azulae ''Enyalioides azulae'' is a species of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae. It is known from only its type locality in the Cordillera Azul National Park in Peru. The specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a ...

'' Venegas, Torres-Carvajal, Duran, & de Queiroz, 2013 ** ''

Enyalioides binzayedi ''Enyalioides binzayedi'' is a species of lizards in the genus ''Enyalioides'' known from only one location in the Cordillera Azul National Park in Peru. The lizard is named after Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (b ...

'' Venegas, Torres-Carvajal, Duran, & de Queiroz, 2013 ** ''

Enyalioides cofanorum ''Enyalioides cofanorum'', also known commonly as the Cofan woodlizard, Duellman's dwarf iguana, and ''lagartija de palo cofanes'' in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Hoplocercidae. The species is native to northwestern South Americ ...

'' Duellman, 1973 – Cofan woodlizard, Duellman's dwarf iguana ** ''

Enyalioides feiruzae ''Enyalioides feiruzae'' is a species of wood lizard in the genus ''Enyalioides'', from the Peruvian Yungas. "''Enyalioides feiruzae'' ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Enyalioides&species=feiruzae Male ...

'' Venegas, Chávez, García-Ayachi, Duran, & Torres-Carvajal, 2021 ** '' Enyalioides groi'' Dunn, 1933 – Dunn's spinytail lizard, Gro's manticore, Dunn's spinytail iguana ** '' Enyalioides heterolepis'' (

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, 1874) – Bocourt's dwarf iguana ** ''

Enyalioides laticeps ''Enyalioides laticeps'', the Amazon broad-headed wood lizard, is a dwarf iguanian lizard abundantly found in Amazon rainforest, Amazonian rainforests. They are semi-arboreal and mostly live in forests. Other names for it include broad-headed woo ...

'' ( Guichenot, 1855) – broad-headed woodlizard, Guichenot's dwarf iguana ** '' Enyalioides microlepis'' (

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, 1881) – small-scaled woodlizard, tiny-scale dwarf iguana ** '' Enyalioides oshaughnessyi'' ( Boulenger, 1881) – red-eyed woodlizard, O'Shaughnessy's dwarf iguana ** ''

Enyalioides palpebralis ''Enyalioides'' is a genus of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae. The genus is native to the northern part of South America and Panama. They are also referred to as woodlizards, although individual species are also called dwarf iguanas. Speci ...

'' ( Boulenger, 1883) – horned woodlizard, Boulenger's dwarf iguana ** ''

Enyalioides peruvianus ''Enyalioides peruvianus'', known commonly as the Cenepa manticore, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Hoplocercidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Peru. References

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, 2003 – Cenepa manticore ** '' Enyalioides praestabilis'' (

, 1881) – blue-spotted woodlizard ** ''

Enyalioides rubrigularis The red-throated woodlizard (''Enyalioides rubrigularis'') is a species of reptile in the genus ''Enyalioides'', native to Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombi ...

'' Torres-Carvajal, de Queiroz, & Etheridge, 2009 – red-throated woodlizard ** '' Enyalioides rudolfarndti'' Venegas, Duran, Landauro, & Lujan, 2011 ** '' Enyalioides sophiarothschildae'' Torres-Carvajal, Venegas, & de Queiroz, 2015 – Rothschild's woodlizard ** '' Enyalioides touzeti'' Torres-Carvajal, Almendáriz, Valencia, Yúnez-Muñoz, & Reyes, 2008 – Touzet's woodlizard * Genus '' Hoplocercus'' ** ''

Hoplocercus spinosus The spiny weapontail (''Hoplocercus spinosus'') is a species of lizard belonging to the monotypic genus ''Hoplocercus'' in the family Hoplocercidae. The species is found in the Cerrado and adjacent Cerrado–Amazon mosaics in Brazil and Bolivia. ...

'' Fitzinger, 1843 – spiny weapontail

References

* Frost, D.E. & Etheridge, R.E. 1989. A Phylogenetic Analysis and Taxonomy of Iguanian Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) ''Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist. Misc. Publ.'' 81.

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