Enyalioides oshaughnessyi (Boulenger, 1881) is a animal in the Hoplocercidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Enyalioides oshaughnessyi (Boulenger, 1881)

Enyalioides oshaughnessyi (Boulenger, 1881)

Enyalioides oshaughnessyi is a Hoplocercidae lizard found in Colombia and Ecuador, named after British herpetologist Arthur O'Shaughnessy.

Family
Genus
Enyalioides
Order
Class
Squamata

About Enyalioides oshaughnessyi (Boulenger, 1881)

Enyalioides oshaughnessyi is a species of lizard that belongs to the family Hoplocercidae. It is commonly known as the red-eyed woodlizard or O'Shaughnessy's dwarf iguana. This species is found in southern Colombia and northern Ecuador. Its specific epithet, oshaughnessyi, is named in honor of Arthur O'Shaughnessy, a British herpetologist.

Photo: (c) Santiago Xavier Palacios Uquillas, all rights reserved, uploaded by Santiago Xavier Palacios Uquillas

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Hoplocercidae Enyalioides

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