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Enyalioides feiruzae
Adult male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Hoplocercidae
Genus:	Enyalioides
Species:	E. feiruzae
Binomial name
Enyalioides feiruzae Venegas, Chávez, García-Ayachi, Duran, & Torres-Carvajal, 2021

Enyalioides feiruzae is a species of wood lizard in the genus Enyalioides, from the Peruvian Yungas.

Male members of the species are distinguished for their colourful "kaleidoscope" scales, while females generally possess green to brown scales. The species was named after a female pet green iguana, Feiruz, by Catherine Thomson, a Michigan resident who financially supports biodiversity and conservation research.

Gallery

• Holotype specimen (adult male)
• Adult male (A & E), adult female (C)
• Juveniles

References

1. "Enyalioides feiruzae ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Enyalioides&species=feiruzae
2. ^ By (2021-09-06). "This rainbow-scaled lizard lived anonymously in the Andes—until now". Popular Science. Retrieved 2021-11-30.

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