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Hoplocercinae
Hoplocercidae are a family of lizards native to the tropical forests, woodlands and savanna-like habitats of Central and South America. Alternatively they are recognized as a subfamily, Hoplocercinae. 20 species in three genera are described. Species Family: Hoplocercidae * Genus ''Enyalioides'' ** ''Enyalioides altotambo'' Torres-Carvajal, Venegas, & de Queiroz, 2015 – Alto Tambo woodlizard ** ''Enyalioides anisolepis'' Torres-Carvajal, Venegas, & de Queiroz, 2015 – rough-scaled woodlizard ** ''Enyalioides azulae'' Venegas, Torres-Carvajal, Duran, & de Queiroz, 2013 ** ''Enyalioides binzayedi'' Venegas, Torres-Carvajal, Duran, & de Queiroz, 2013 ** ''Enyalioides cofanorum'' Duellman, 1973 – Cofan woodlizard, Duellman's dwarf iguana ** ''Enyalioides feiruzae'' Venegas, Chávez, García-Ayachi, Duran, & Torres-Carvajal, 2021 ** ''Enyalioides heterolepis'' ( Bocourt, 1874) – Bocourt's dwarf iguana ** '' Enyalioides laticeps'' ( Guichenot, 1855) – broad-hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Species The following 16 species are recognized as being valid. ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ... in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Enyalioides''. References Further reading * Boulenger GA (1885). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ ...'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (''Enyal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enyalioides
''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. Species The following 16 species are recognized as being valid. ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ... in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Enyalioides''. References Further reading * Boulenger GA (1885). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ ...'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (''Enya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ... in southern Ecuador and northern Peru. It differs from its congeneric species by possessing scattered, projecting large scales on its dorsum, flanks, and hind limbs; a well-developed vertebral crest, with vertebrals on its neck being about three times in size compared to those between the animal's hind limbs. References Enyalioides Lizards of South America Reptiles of Ecuador Reptiles of Peru Reptiles described in 2015 Taxa named by Omar Torres-Carvajal Taxa named by Pablo J. Venegas Taxa named by Kevin de Queiroz {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 America. Etymology The specific name, ''cofanorum'', is in honor of the Cofán people of Ecuador. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Enyalioides cofanorum'', p. 56). Geographic range ''E. cofanorum'' is found in Colombia and Ecuador. www.reptile-database.org. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''E. cofanorum'' is forest, at altitudes of . Description As an adult ''E. cofanorum'' does not exceed in snout-to-vent length (SVL). Diet ''E. cofanorum'' preys upon earthworms, insects, and spider Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enyalioides Laticeps
''Enyalioides laticeps'', the Amazon broad-headed wood lizard, is a dwarf iguanian lizard abundantly found in Amazonian rainforests. They are semi-arboreal and mostly live in forests. Other names for it include broad-headed wood lizards, Big-headed stick lizards (lagartijas de palo de cabezonas), Guichenot's Dwarf Iguana, Amazon Forest Dragon, or Amazon Dwarf-Iguana (Iguana enana amazónica). It is a small, ornamented lizard that grows up to 157 mm (0.5 ft) long and have very high vertebral crests along their backs. They change colors based on environmental factors. Amazon broad-headed wood lizards rely on rapid running to move around; however, they spend the vast majority of their time motionless, blending into the rainforest background (branches, palm fronds), and ambushing prey. When attacked by predators, ''E. laticeps'' may stay motionless like a wood stick to avoid predation. When found by predators, it may suddenly spring into motion, quickly reatreting to burr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ( ar, مُحَمّد بِن زَايد آل نَهيَان, Moḥamed bin Zāyed Āl Nahyān; born 11 March 1961), colloquially known by his initials as MBZ, is the third president of the United Arab Emirates ..., who sponsored the field survey that led to the discovery of the species. References External links * Reptiles described in 2013 Reptiles of Peru Endemic fauna of Peru Lizards of South America Enyalioides Taxa named by Pablo J. Venegas Taxa named by Omar Torres-Carvajal Taxa named by Vilma Duran Taxa named by Kevin de Queiroz {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f .... The specific name "azulae" is derived from the Spanish word ''azul'', "blue". It refers to the type locality, making the species the "''Enyalioides'' of the ordilleraAzul". References External links * Enyalioides Lizards of South America Reptiles of Peru Endemic fauna of Peru Reptiles described in 2013 Taxa named by Pablo J. Venegas Taxa named by Omar Torres-Carvajal Taxa named by Vilma Duran Taxa named by Kevin de Queiroz {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Alto Tambo in the Esmeraldas Province. It differs from its congeneric species by possessing smooth and homogeneous (size) dorsal scales, a brown iris Iris most often refers to: *Iris (anatomy), part of the eye *Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess * ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants * Iris (color), an ambiguous color term Iris or IRIS may also refer to: Arts and media Fictional ent ..., and lacking circular and keeled scales on its flanks. References Enyalioides Lizards of South America Reptiles of Ecuador Endemic fauna of Ecuador Reptiles described in 2015 Taxa named by Omar Torres-Carvajal Taxa named by Pablo J. Venegas Taxa named by Kevin de Queiroz {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enyalioides Microlepis
''Enyalioides microlepis'', the small-scaled woodlizard or tiny-scale dwarf iguana, is a species of lizards in the genus ''Enyalioides'', from Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku .... "''Enyalioides 'microlepis' ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Enyalioides&speciesmicrolepis= References Reptiles described in 1881 Lizards of South America Reptiles of Colombia Reptiles of Ecuador Reptiles of Peru Enyalioides Taxa named by Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphone Guichenot
Antoine Alphonse Guichenot (31 July 1809 in Paris – 17 February 1876 in Cluny) was a French zoologist who taught, researched, and participated in specimen collecting trips on behalf of the ''Muséum national d'histoire naturelle'' (Paris), including an extensive biological survey of Algeria. His primary fields of research included fish and reptiles. He is credited with describing the ichthyological genera '' Agonomalus'', '' Neosebastes'' (gurnard scorpionfishes) and ''Glossanodon''.Publications: University series, Volumes 36-40 by Stanford University He also described numerous new species, including the New Caledonian crested gecko, ''Correlophus ciliatis'' (changed to ''Rhaco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enyalioides Oshaughnessyi
''Enyalioides oshaughnessyi'', the red-eyed woodlizard or O'Shaughnessy's dwarf iguana, is a species of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae. It occurs in southern Colombia and northern Ecuador. The specific name ''oshaughnessyi'' honors Arthur O'Shaughnessy Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy (14 March 184430 January 1881) was a British poet and herpetologist. Of Irish descent, he was born in London. He is most remembered for his poem "Ode", from his 1874 collection ''Music and Moonlight'', which b ..., a British herpetologist. References Enyalioides Lizards of South America Reptiles of Colombia Reptiles of Ecuador Reptiles described in 1881 Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy
Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy (14 March 184430 January 1881) was a British poet and herpetologist. Of Irish descent, he was born in London. He is most remembered for his poem "Ode", from his 1874 collection ''Music and Moonlight'', which begins with the words "We are the music makers, / And we are the dreamers of dreams", and has been set to music by several composers including Edward Elgar (as '' The Music Makers)'', Zoltán Kodály, Alfred Reed and, more recently, 808 State ( ex:el: nephatiti) Aphex Twin (Selected Ambient Works 85-92). Early life and herpetology In June 1861, at age 17, Arthur O'Shaughnessy received the post of transcriber in the library of the British Museum, reportedly through the influence of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton. According to Sir Edmund Gosse, O'Shaughnessy was one of Bulwer Lytton's many bastard children. Two years later, he became a herpetologist in the museum's zoological department. From 1874 to his premature death, he described six new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
