Hoplocercidae are a family of lizards native to the tropical forests, woodlands and savanna-like habitats of Central and South America. Alternatively they are recognized as a subfamily, Hoplocercinae. Nineteen species in three genera are described.
Enyalioides is a genus of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae. The genus is native to the northern part of South America and Panama.
Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy was a British poet and herpetologist. Of Irish descent, he was born in London. He is most remembered for his Ode, beginning with the words "We are the music makers, / And we are the dreamers of dreams", which has been set to music by several composers including Edward Elgar as, Zoltán Kodály, Alfred Reed and, more recently, Aphex Twin.
The horned woodlizard or Boulenger's dwarf iguana is a species of reptile in the genus Enyalioides, native to northern Bolivia, western Brazil and eastern Peru.
The blue-spotted woodlizard is a species of reptile in the genus Enyalioides, native to Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
The red-throated woodlizard is a species of reptile in the genus Enyalioides, native to Ecuador.
Enyalioides azulae is a species of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae. It is known from only its type locality in the Cordillera Azul National Park in Peru.
Enyalioides binzayedi is a species of lizards in the genus Enyalioides known from only one location in the Cordillera Azul National Park in Peru. The lizard is named after Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who sponsored the field survey that led to the discovery of the species.
O'Shaughnessy's chameleon is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. It was named after the British poet and herpetologist Arthur O'Shaughnessy.
James O'Shaughnessy is an American football tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft with the 173rd overall pick. He played college football at Illinois State from 2010-2014.
Enyalioides sophiarothschildae, or the Rothschild's woodlizard, is a species of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae. It is endemic to the Amazonian slopes of the Cordillera Central in northeastern Peru. It differs from its congeneric species by possessing homogeneous (size) caudal scales on each caudal segment, a white gular region that has a black patch as well as turquoise scales in males, and immaculate white labials and chin.
Enyalioides anisolepis the rough-scaled woodlizard, is a species of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae. It is known from the Amazonian slopes of the Andes in southern Ecuador and northern Peru. It differs from its congeneric species by possessing scattered, projecting large scales on its dorsum, flanks, and hind limbs; a well-developed vertebral crest, with vertebrals on its neck being about three times in size compared to those between the animal's hind limbs.
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.
Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa.
Cercosaura oshaughnessyi, known commonly as the white-striped eyed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to northern South America.
Enyalioides cofanorum, the Cofan woodlizard or Duellman's dwarf iguana, is a species of lizards in the genus Enyalioides, from Colombia and Ecuador.
Enyalioides heterolepis, Bocourt's dwarf iguana, is a species of lizards in the genus Enyalioides, from Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.
Enyalioides microlepis, the small-scaled woodlizard or tiny-scale dwarf iguana, is a species of lizards in the genus Enyalioides, from Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador.
Enyalioides rudolfarndti is a species of lizards in the genus Enyalioides known from Peru.
Touzet’s woodlizard is a species of reptile in the genus Enyalioides, native to Ecuador.
