Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update:
November 6th, 2025.




 



|
Genus
Enyalioides

 |
Wood Lizards, Dwarf Iguanas
|

 |
Waldleguane
|

 |
Skovleguaner
|

|
1885 |  |
Enyalioides Boulenger (type species: Enyalus heterolepis Bocourt 1874) |
|
1933 |  |
Morunasaurus Dunn (type species: Morunasaurus groi Dunn 1933; syn. Torres-Carvajal, Werneck, Fernandes & Queiroz 2023) |
|
2023 |  |
Zimiamviasaurus Torres-Carvajal, Werneck, Fernandes & Queiroz (type species: Hoplocercus annularis O'Shaughnessy 1881; syn. Torres-Carvajal, Werneck, Fernandes & Queiroz 2023) |
Contents:
21 species, of which 9 (42.9%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Other common names:
Morunasaurus: Manticores, (Spiny-tailed Iguanas)
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amazonas,
Rondonia),
Colombia
(incl.
Gorgona Island),
Ecuador,
Panama,
Peru.
| |

|
Enyalioides altotambo

 |
Alto Tambo Wood Lizard, Brown-eyed Wood Lizard
|

 |
Alto-Tambo-Waldleguan
|

 |
Alto Tambo-skovleguan
|

|
2015 |  |
Enyalioides altotambo Torres-Carvajal, Venegas & Queiroz |

Distribution:
Ecuador.
|

|

|
Enyalioides anisolepis

 |
Rough-scaled Wood Lizard
|

 |
Rauhschuppen-Waldleguan
|

 |
Ruskællet Skovleguan
|

|
2015 |  |
Enyalioides anisolepis Torres-Carvajal, Venegas & Queiroz |

Distribution:
Ecuador,
Peru.
|

|

|
Enyalioides annularis

 |
Ringed Wood Lizard, Ringed Manticore, Ringed Spinytail Iguana
|

 |
Ringel-Waldleguan, Ringel-Mantikor
|

 |
Båndet Skovleguan, Båndet Manticore
|

|
1881 |  |
Hoplocercus annularis O'Shaughnessy |
|
|  |
Morunasaurus annularis Dunn 1933 |
|
|  |
Enyalioides annularis Torres-Carvajal, Werneck, Fernandes & Queiroz 2023 |

Remarks:
Records from Peru (e.g., Vanzolini 1986; Henle & Ehrl 1991) refer to peruvianus (Köhler 2003).
Distribution:
Colombia,
Ecuador.
|

|

|
Enyalioides azulae

 |
Azul Mountains Wood Lizard
|

 |
Azul-Waldleguan
|

 |
Azul-skovleguan
|

|
2013 |  |
Enyalioides azulae Venegas, Torres-Carvajal, Duran & Queiroz |

Distribution:
Peru.
|

|

|
Enyalioides binzayedi

 |
Chambirillo Wood Lizard
|

 |
Chambirillo-Waldleguan
|

 |
Chambirillo-skovleguan
|

|
2013 |  |
Enyalioides binzayedi Venegas, Torres-Carvajal, Duran & Queiroz |

Distribution:
Peru.
|

|

|
Enyalioides cofanorum

 |
Cofan Wood Lizard, (Duellman's Dwarf Iguana, Cofan Dwarf Iguana)
|

 |
Cofan-Waldleguan
|

 |
Cofan-skovleguan
|

|
1973 |  |
Enyalioides cofanorum Duellman |

Distribution:
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Peru.
|

|

|
Enyalioides cyanocephalus

 |
Blue-headed Wood Lizard
|

 |
Blauköpfiger Waldleguan
|

 |
Blåhovedet Skovleguan
|

|
2024 |  |
Enyalioides cyanocephalus Venegas, García-Ayachi, Chávez-Arribasplata, Marchelie, Bullard, Quispe, Valencia, Odar & Torres-Carvajal |

Distribution:
Peru.
|

|

|
Enyalioides dickinsoni

 |
Guayaquil Wood Lizard, Dickinson's Wood Lizard
|

 |
Guayaquil-Waldleguan
|

 |
Guayaquil-skovleguan
|

|
2024 |  |
Enyalioides dickinsoni Venegas, García-Ayachi, Chávez-Arribasplata, Marchelie, Bullard, Quispe, Valencia, Odar & Torres-Carvajal |

Distribution:
Peru.
|

|

|
Enyalioides feiruzae

 |
Pachitea Wood Lizard, (Feiruz Wood Lizard)
|

 |
Pachitea-Waldleguan
|

 |
Pachitea-skovleguan
|

|
2021 |  |
Enyalioides feiruzae Venegas, Chávez, García-Ayachi, Duran & Torres-Carvajal |

Distribution:
Peru.
|

|

|
Enyalioides groi

 |
Northern Wood Lizard, Northern Manticore, (Gro's Manticore)
|

 |
Nördliche Waldleguan, Nördliche Mantikor
|

 |
Nordlig Skovleguan, Nordlig Manticore
|

|
1933 |  |
Morunasaurus groi Dunn |
|
|  |
Enyalioides groi Torres-Carvajal, Werneck, Fernandes & Queiroz 2023 |

Distribution:
Colombia,
Panama.
|

|

|
Enyalioides heterolepis

 |
Spiny Wood Lizard, (Bocourt's Dwarf Iguana)
|

 |
Dorniger Waldleguan
|

 |
Tornet Skovleguan
|

|
1874 |  |
Enyalus heterolepis Bocourt |
|
|  |
Enyalioides heterolepis Boulenger 1885 |
|
1905 |  |
Enyalioides insulae Barbour (syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
|
1911 |  |
Enyalioides mocquardi Despax (syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |

Distribution:
Colombia
(incl.
Gorgona Island),
Ecuador,
Panama.
|


Enyalioides heterolepis
© Henrik Bringsøe
|

|
Enyalioides laticeps

 |
Broad-headed Wood Lizard, Amazon Wood Lizard, Amazon Forest Dragon
|

 |
Breitköpfiger Waldleguan
|

 |
Bredhovedet Skovleguan
|

|
1855 |  |
Enyalius laticeps Guichenot |
|
|  |
Enyalioides laticeps Boulenger 1885 |
|
1855 |  |
Enyalius planiceps Guichenot (syn. Avila-Pires 1995) |
|
1876 |  |
Enyalius coerulescens Cope (syn. Avila-Pires 1995) |
|
1897 |  |
Enyalioides festae Peracca (syn. Avila-Pires 1995) |
|
|  |
Enyalioides laticeps festae Burt & Burt 1931 |

Remarks:
A single record from Para, Brazil is regarded as doubtful (Avila-Pires 1995).
Distribution:
Brazil
(Acre,
Amazonas,
Rondonia),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Peru.
|


Enyalioides laticeps
© Henrik Bringsøe
|

|
Enyalioides microlepis

 |
Small-scaled Wood Lizard, Brown Wood Lizard, Blue-throated Dwarf Iguana
|

 |
Kleinschuppiger Waldleguan
|

 |
Finskællet Skovleguan
|

|
1881 |  |
Enyalius microlepis O'Shaughnessy |
|
|  |
Enyalioides microlepis Boulenger 1885 |

Distribution:
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Peru.
|

|

|
Enyalioides oshaughnessyi

 |
Red-eyed Wood Lizard
|

 |
Rotaugen-Waldleguan
|

 |
Rødøjet Skovleguan
|

|
1881 |  |
Enyalius oshaughnessyi Boulenger |
|
|  |
Enyalioides oshaughnessyi Boulenger 1885 |

Distribution:
Colombia,
Ecuador.
|

|

|
Enyalioides palpebralis

 |
Horned Wood Lizard
|

 |
Gehörnte Waldleguan
|

 |
Hornet Skovleguan
|

|
1883 |  |
Enyalius palpebralis Boulenger |
|
|  |
Enyalioides palpebralis Boulenger 1885 |

Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amazonas),
Peru.
|

|

|
Enyalioides peruvianus

 |
Peruvian Wood Lizard, Peruvian Manticore, Cenepa Manticore
|

 |
Peruvianische Waldleguan, Peruvianische Mantikor
|

 |
Peruviansk Skovleguan, Peruviansk Manticore
|

|
2003 |  |
Morunasaurus peruvianus Köhler |
|
|  |
Enyalioides peruvianus Torres-Carvajal, Werneck, Fernandes & Queiroz 2023 |

Distribution:
Peru.
|

|

|
Enyalioides praestabilis

 |
Canelos Wood Lizard, Blue-spotted Wood Lizard
|

 |
Canelos-Waldleguan
|

 |
Canelos-skovleguan
|

|
1881 |  |
Enyalius praestabilis O'Shaughnessy |
|
|  |
Enyalioides praestabilis Boulenger 1885 |

Distribution:
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Peru.
|

|

|
Enyalioides rubrigularis

 |
Red-throated Wood Lizard
|

 |
Rotkehliger Waldleguan
|

 |
Rødstrubet Skovleguan
|

|
2009 |  |
Enyalioides rubrigularis Torres-Carvajal, de Queiroz & Etheridge |

Distribution:
Ecuador,
Peru.
|

|

|
Enyalioides rudolfarndti

 |
Pasco Wood Lizard, Throat-sliced Wood Lizard
|

 |
Pasco-Waldleguan
|

 |
Pasco-skovleguan
|

|
2011 |  |
Enyalioides rudolfarndti Venegas, Duran, Landauro & Lujan |

Distribution:
Peru.
|

|

|
Enyalioides sophiarothschildae

 |
Río Lejía Wood Lizard, (Rothschild's Wood Lizard)
|

 |
Río-Lejía-Waldleguan
|

 |
Río Lejía-skovleguan
|

|
2015 |  |
Enyalioides sophiarothschildae Torres-Carvajal, Venegas & Queiroz |

Distribution:
Peru.
|

|

|
Enyalioides touzeti

 |
Azuay Wood Lizard, (Touzet's Wood Lizard)
|

 |
Azuay-Waldleguan
|

 |
Azuay-skovleguan
|

|
2008 |  |
Enyalioides touzeti Torres-Carvajal, Almendariz, Valencia, Yanez-Munoz & Reyes |

Distribution:
Ecuador,
Peru.
|

|
|