Enyalioides azulae
Enyalioides azulae is a species of lizards in the genus Enyalioides known from only one location in the Cordillera Azul National Park in Peru.[1]
Enyalioides azulae | |
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Enyalioides azulae holotype | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Hoplocercidae |
Genus: | Enyalioides |
Species: | E. azulae |
Binomial name | |
Enyalioides azulae | |
The specific name "azulae" is derived from the Spanish word azul, "blue". It refers to the type locality, making the species the "Enyalioides of the [Cordillera] Azul".[1]
References
- Venegas, P.; Torres-Carvajal, O.; Duran, V.; De Queiroz, K. (2013). "Two sympatric new species of woodlizards (Hoplocercinae, Enyalioides) from Cordillera Azul National Park in northeastern Peru". ZooKeys (277): 69–90. doi:10.3897/zookeys.277.3594. PMC 3677373. PMID 23794824.
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