Biology:Enyalioides cofanorum
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Hoplocercidae |
| Genus: | Enyalioides |
| Species: | E. cofanorum
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| Enyalioides cofanorum Duellman, 1973
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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.[1]
Geographic range
E. cofanorum is found in Colombia and Ecuador.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of E. cofanorum is forest, at altitudes of 100–1,230 m (330–4,040 ft).[3]
Description
As an adult E. cofanorum does not exceed 11 cm (4.3 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL).[2]
Diet
E. cofanorum preys upon earthworms, insects, and spiders.[3]
Reproduction
E. cofanorum is oviparous.[3][2] Clutch size is 2–5 eggs.[3]
References
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Species Enyalioides cofanorum at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Cite error: Invalid
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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).
Wikidata ☰ Q5260611 entry
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