Biology:Enyalioides feiruzae

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Short description: Species of lizard

Enyalioides feiruzae
Enyalioides feiruzae (A, CORBIDI 14916, paratype) (10.3897-evolsyst.5.69227) Plate 4 (cropped).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Hoplocercidae
Genus: Enyalioides
Species:
E. feiruzae
Binomial name
Enyalioides feiruzae
Venegas, Chávez, García-Ayachi, Duran, & Torres-Carvajal, 2021

Enyalioides feiruzae is a species of wood lizard in the genus Enyalioides, from the Peruvian Yungas. [1][2]

Male members of the species are distinguished for their colourful "kaleidoscope" scales, while females generally possess green to brown scales. The species was named after a female pet green iguana, Feiruz, by Catherine Thomson, a Michigan resident who financially supports biodiversity and conservation research.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q109264736 entry