Enyalioides rubrigularis
Encyclopedia
The Red-throated Wood Lizard (Enyalioides rubrigularis) is a species
of reptile
in the genus Enyalioides
, native to Ecuador
and Peru
.
This species has been recently reported in the Peruvian Amazon, near the town of Tingo Maria, in Huanuco.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of reptile
Reptile
Reptiles are members of a class of air-breathing, ectothermic vertebrates which are characterized by laying shelled eggs , and having skin covered in scales and/or scutes. They are tetrapods, either having four limbs or being descended from four-limbed ancestors...
in the genus Enyalioides
Enyalioides
Enyalioides is a genus of lizard from the Hoplocercidae family which is found in the northern part of South America.- Species :Currently 9 species are recognized::* Cofan Wood Lizard, Enyalioides cofanorum Duellman, 1973...
, native to Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
and Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
.
This species has been recently reported in the Peruvian Amazon, near the town of Tingo Maria, in Huanuco.