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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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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Etymology edit
The specific name, cofanorum, is in honor of the Cofán people of Ecuador.[2]
Geographic range edit
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of E. cofanorum is forest, at altitudes of 100–1,230 m (330–4,040 ft).[1]
Description edit
As an adult E. cofanorum does not exceed 11 cm (4.3 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL).[3]
Diet edit
E. cofanorum preys upon earthworms, insects, and spiders.[1]
Reproduction edit
E. cofanorum is oviparous.[1][3] Clutch size is 2–5 eggs.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e 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).
- ^ a b c Species Enyalioides cofanorum at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading edit
- 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).
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