Enyalioides oshaughnessyi
Species of lizard
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Enyalioides oshaughnessyi, also known commonly as O'Shaughnessy's dwarf iguana, the red-eyed woodlizard, and la lagartija de palo ojirroja in South American Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Hoplocercidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Hoplocercidae |
| Genus: | Enyalioides |
| Species: | E. oshaughnessyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Enyalioides oshaughnessyi (Boulenger, 1881) | |
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Etymology
The specific name oshaughnessyi honors Arthur O'Shaughnessy, a British herpetologist and poet.[2][3]: 197
Description
Enyalioides oshaughnessyi has smooth or slightly keeled dorsal scales which are homogeneous in size. The iris of the eye may be bright red in both sexes. The male has a dark patch on the inner aspect of the gular fold.[2] E. oshaughnessyi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13.5 cm (5.3 in). The tail is long, more than twice SVL, and laterally compressed.[4]
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