Enyalioides altotambo

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Enyalioides altotambo
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Hoplocercidae
Genus: Enyalioides
Species:
E. altotambo
Binomial name
Enyalioides altotambo

Enyalioides altotambo, the Alto Tambo woodlizard, is a species of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae. It is endemic to the tropical northwestern Andes in Ecuador. It is named after its type locality, Alto Tambo in the Esmeraldas Province. It differs from its congeneric species by possessing smooth and homogeneous (size) dorsal scales, a brown iris, and lacking circular and keeled scales on its flanks. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Torres-Carvajal, Omar; Venegas, Pablo J. & de Queiroz, Kevin (2015). "Three new species of woodlizards (Hoplocercinae, Enyalioides) from northwestern South America". ZooKeys (494): 107–132. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.494.8903 . PMC   4400379 . PMID   25901116.
  2. Enyalioides altotambo at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 September 2021.