Enyalioides feiruzae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Hoplocercidae |
| Genus: | Enyalioides |
| Species: | E. feiruzae
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| Binomial name | |
| Enyalioides feiruzae Venegas, Chávez, García-Ayachi, Duran, & Torres-Carvajal, 2021
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Enyalioides feiruzae is a species of wood lizard in the genus Enyalioides, from the Peruvian Yungas. [1][2]
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
References
- ^ "Enyalioides feiruzae ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Enyalioides&species=feiruzae
- ^ a b By (2021-09-06). "This rainbow-scaled lizard lived anonymously in the Andes—until now". Popular Science. Retrieved 2021-11-30.