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. 20 species in two genera are described.

Species

Family: Hoplocercidae

  • Genus Enyalioides
  • Enyalioides altotambo <small>Torres-Carvajal, Venegas, & de Queiroz, 2015</small> – Alto Tambo woodlizard
  • Enyalioides anisolepis <small>Torres-Carvajal, Venegas, & de Queiroz, 2015</small> – rough-scaled woodlizard
  • Enyalioides annularis <small>(O’Shaughnessy, 1881)</small> – ringed manticore, ringed spinytail iguana
  • Enyalioides azulae <small>Venegas, Torres-Carvajal, Duran, & de Queiroz, 2013</small>
  • Enyalioides binzayedi <small>Venegas, Torres-Carvajal, Duran, & de Queiroz, 2013</small>
  • Enyalioides cofanorum <small>Duellman, 1973</small> – Cofan woodlizard, Duellman's dwarf iguana
  • Enyalioides feiruzae <small>Venegas, Chávez, García-Ayachi, Duran, & Torres-Carvajal, 2021</small>
  • Enyalioides groi <small>Dunn, 1933</small> – Dunn's spinytail lizard, Gro's manticore, Dunn's spinytail iguana
  • Enyalioides heterolepis <small>(Bocourt, 1874)</small> – Bocourt's dwarf iguana
  • Enyalioides laticeps <small>(Guichenot, 1855)</small> – broad-headed woodlizard, Guichenot's dwarf iguana
  • Enyalioides microlepis <small>(O'Shaughnessy, 1881)</small> – small-scaled woodlizard, tiny-scale dwarf iguana
  • Enyalioides oshaughnessyi <small>(Boulenger, 1881)</small> – red-eyed woodlizard, O'Shaughnessy's dwarf iguana
  • Enyalioides palpebralis <small>(Boulenger, 1883)</small> – horned woodlizard, Boulenger's dwarf iguana
  • Enyalioides peruvianus <small>Köhler, 2003</small> – Cenepa manticore
  • Enyalioides praestabilis <small>(O'Shaughnessy, 1881)</small> – blue-spotted woodlizard
  • Enyalioides rubrigularis <small>Torres-Carvajal, de Queiroz, & Etheridge, 2009</small> – red-throated woodlizard
  • Enyalioides rudolfarndti <small>Venegas, Duran, Landauro, & Lujan, 2011</small>
  • Enyalioides sophiarothschildae <small>Torres-Carvajal, Venegas, & de Queiroz, 2015</small> – Rothschild's woodlizard
  • Enyalioides touzeti <small>Torres-Carvajal, Almendáriz, Valencia, Yúnez-Muñoz, & Reyes, 2008</small> – Touzet's woodlizard
  • Genus Hoplocercus
  • Hoplocercus spinosus <small>Fitzinger, 1843</small> – spiny weapontail

References

  • Frost, D.E. & Etheridge, R.E. 1989. A Phylogenetic Analysis and Taxonomy of Iguanian Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist. Misc. Publ. 81.

Further reading