Enyalioides cofanorum

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Enyalioides cofanorum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Hoplocercidae
Genus: Enyalioides
Species:
E. cofanorum
Binomial name
Enyalioides cofanorum
Duellman, 1973

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]

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References

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

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