Enyalioides feiruzae

Enyalioides feiruzae is a species of wood lizard in the genus Enyalioides, from the Peruvian Yungas. ^[1][2]

Enyalioides feiruzae
Adult male
Scientific classification
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

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.^[2]

Gallery

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