New ‘dwarf dragons’ found in South America


Open wide: An adult female Enyalioides altotambo woodlizard. Photo: LUIS A. COLOMA

Woodlizard genus found to be more diverse than previously thought.

THREE new species of woodlizards – large lizards or “dwarf dragons” – have been discovered in Peru and Ecuador. The Enyalioides altotambo, E. anisolepis and E. sophiarothschildae now join the ranks of previously discovered tiny dragons, boosting the number of found woodlizards to 15.

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