Enyalioides cofanorum

Enyalioides cofanorum
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Hoplocercidae
Genus:	Enyalioides
Species:	E. cofanorum
Binomial name
	Enyalioides cofanorum; Duellman, 1973

Last updated September 30, 2025

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.^[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 2 3 4 5 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.
↑ 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).
1 2 3 Species Enyalioides cofanorum at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Duellman WE (1973). "Descriptions of New Lizards from the Upper Amazon Basin". Herpetologica29 (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)". Zootaxa2752: 1–44. (Enyalioides cofanorum, p. 12).

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 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] 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).

[RDB-3] 1 2 3 Species Enyalioides cofanorum at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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