Hoplocercidae
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| Enyalioides palpebralis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Hoplocercidae |
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3 genera (10 recognized species), see article. |
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Family Hoplocercidae, or the hoplocercids, are a family of lizards native to the tropical forests of Central and South America. There are ten described species in three genera. They are predominantly terrestrial, and some use their spiny tails to dig shallow retreats in the ground, although they do not build true burrows.
[edit] Species
Family: Hoplocercidae
- Genus Enyalioides
- Cofan Wood Lizard - Enyalioides cofanorum
- Bocourt's Dwarf Iguana - Enyalioides heterolepis
- Amazon Wood Lizard - Enyalioides laticeps
- Brown Wood Lizard - Enyalioides microlepis
- O'shaughnessy's Dwarf Iguana - Enyalioides oshaughnessyi
- Horned Wood Lizard - Enyalioides palpebralis
- Blue-spotted Wood Lizard - Enyalioides praestabilis
- Genus Hoplocercus
- Brazilian Spiny-tailed Lizard - Hoplocercus spinosus
- Genus Morunasaurus
- Ringed Spinytail Iguana - Morunasaurus annularis
- Dunn's Spinytail Lizard - Morunasaurus groi
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