Hoplocercidae

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 two genera are described.

Species

Family: Hoplocercidae

• Genus Enyalioides
• Enyalioides altotambo <small>Torres-Carvajal, Venegas, & de Queiroz, 2015</small> – Alto Tambo woodlizard
• Enyalioides anisolepis <small>Torres-Carvajal, Venegas, & de Queiroz, 2015</small> – rough-scaled woodlizard
• Enyalioides annularis <small>(O’Shaughnessy, 1881)</small> – ringed manticore, ringed spinytail iguana
• Enyalioides azulae <small>Venegas, Torres-Carvajal, Duran, & de Queiroz, 2013</small>
• Enyalioides binzayedi <small>Venegas, Torres-Carvajal, Duran, & de Queiroz, 2013</small>
• Enyalioides cofanorum <small>Duellman, 1973</small> – Cofan woodlizard, Duellman's dwarf iguana
• Enyalioides feiruzae <small>Venegas, Chávez, García-Ayachi, Duran, & Torres-Carvajal, 2021</small>
• Enyalioides groi <small>Dunn, 1933</small> – Dunn's spinytail lizard, Gro's manticore, Dunn's spinytail iguana
• Enyalioides heterolepis <small>(Bocourt, 1874)</small> – Bocourt's dwarf iguana
• Enyalioides laticeps <small>(Guichenot, 1855)</small> – broad-headed woodlizard, Guichenot's dwarf iguana
• Enyalioides microlepis <small>(O'Shaughnessy, 1881)</small> – small-scaled woodlizard, tiny-scale dwarf iguana
• Enyalioides oshaughnessyi <small>(Boulenger, 1881)</small> – red-eyed woodlizard, O'Shaughnessy's dwarf iguana
• Enyalioides palpebralis <small>(Boulenger, 1883)</small> – horned woodlizard, Boulenger's dwarf iguana
• Enyalioides peruvianus <small>Köhler, 2003</small> – Cenepa manticore
• Enyalioides praestabilis <small>(O'Shaughnessy, 1881)</small> – blue-spotted woodlizard
• Enyalioides rubrigularis <small>Torres-Carvajal, de Queiroz, & Etheridge, 2009</small> – red-throated woodlizard
• Enyalioides rudolfarndti <small>Venegas, Duran, Landauro, & Lujan, 2011</small>
• Enyalioides sophiarothschildae <small>Torres-Carvajal, Venegas, & de Queiroz, 2015</small> – Rothschild's woodlizard
• Enyalioides touzeti <small>Torres-Carvajal, Almendáriz, Valencia, Yúnez-Muñoz, & Reyes, 2008</small> – Touzet's woodlizard
• Genus Hoplocercus
• Hoplocercus spinosus <small>Fitzinger, 1843</small> – 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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