Enyalioides_cofanorum

<i>Enyalioides cofanorum</i>

Enyalioides cofanorum

Species of lizard

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.

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Etymology

The specific name, cofanorum, is in honor of the Cofán people of Ecuador.[2]

Geographic range

E. cofanorum is found in Colombia and Ecuador.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. cofanorum is forest, at altitudes of 100–1,230 m (330–4,040 ft).[1]

Description

As an adult E. cofanorum does not exceed 11 cm (4.3 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL).[3]

Diet

E. cofanorum preys upon earthworms, insects, and spiders.[1]

Reproduction

E. cofanorum is oviparous.[1][3] Clutch size is 2–5 eggs.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Calderón, M.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Perez, P. (2016). "Enyalioides cofanorum ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44578890A44578897. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44578890A44578897.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Enyalioides cofanorum, p. 56).
  3. [3]
    Species Enyalioides cofanorum at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Duellman WE (1973). "Descriptions of New Lizards from the Upper Amazon Basin". Herpetologica 29 (3): 228–231. (Enyalioides cofanorum, new species).
  • Lewis TR (2002). "Threats facing endemic herpetofauna in the cloud forest reserves of Ecuador". Herpetological Bulletin (79): 18–26. (Enyalioides cofanorum, p. 21).
  • Torres-Carvajal O, Etheridge R, de Queiroz K (2011). "A systematic revision of Neotropical lizards in the clade Hoplocercinae (Squamata: Iguania)". Zootaxa 2752: 1–44. (Enyalioides cofanorum, p. 12).



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