Enyalioides oshaughnessyi, also known commonly as O'Shaughnessy's dwarf iguana, the red-eyed woodlizard, and la lagartija de palo ojirroja in South American Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Hoplocercidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of O'Shaughnessy's Dwarf Iguana being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Enyalioides praestabilis
- Enyalioides laticeps
- Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus
- Gonocephalus kuhlii
- Gonocephalus liogaster
- Lyriocephalus scutatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Hoplocercidae
- Genus
- Enyalioides
- Species
- Enyalioides oshaughnessyi
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