Hoplocercidae are a family of lizards native to the , woodlands and savanna-like habitats of Central America and South America. Alternatively they are recognized as a subfamily, Hoplocercinae. 20 species in two genera are described.
Species
Family: Hoplocercidae
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Genus Enyalioides
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Enyalioides altotambo Torres-Carvajal, Venegas, & de Queiroz, 2015 – Alto Tambo woodlizard
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Enyalioides anisolepis Torres-Carvajal, Venegas, & de Queiroz, 2015 – rough-scaled woodlizard
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Enyalioides annularis (O’Shaughnessy, 1881) – ringed manticore, ringed spinytail iguana
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Enyalioides azulae Venegas, Torres-Carvajal, Vilma Duran, & de Queiroz, 2013
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Enyalioides binzayedi Venegas, Torres-Carvajal, Vilma Duran, & de Queiroz, 2013
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Enyalioides cofanorum Duellman, 1973 – Cofan woodlizard, Duellman's dwarf iguana
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Enyalioides feiruzae Venegas, Chávez, García-Ayachi, Duran, & Torres-Carvajal, 2021
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Enyalioides groi Dunn, 1933 – Dunn's spinytail lizard, Gro's manticore, Dunn's spinytail iguana
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Enyalioides heterolepis (Bocourt, 1874) – Bocourt's dwarf iguana
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Enyalioides laticeps (Guichenot, 1855) – broad-headed woodlizard, Guichenot's dwarf iguana
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Enyalioides microlepis (O'Shaughnessy, 1881) – small-scaled woodlizard, tiny-scale dwarf iguana
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Enyalioides oshaughnessyi (Boulenger, 1881) – red-eyed woodlizard, O'Shaughnessy's dwarf iguana
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Enyalioides palpebralis (Boulenger, 1883) – horned woodlizard, Boulenger's dwarf iguana
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Enyalioides peruvianus Köhler, 2003 – Cenepa manticore
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Enyalioides praestabilis (O'Shaughnessy, 1881) – blue-spotted woodlizard
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Enyalioides rubrigularis Torres-Carvajal, de Queiroz, & Etheridge, 2009 – red-throated woodlizard
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Enyalioides rudolfarndti Venegas, Vilma Duran, Landauro, & Lujan, 2011
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Enyalioides sophiarothschildae Torres-Carvajal, Venegas, & de Queiroz, 2015 – Rothschild's woodlizard
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Enyalioides touzeti Torres-Carvajal, Almendáriz, Valencia, Yúnez-Muñoz, & Reyes, 2008 – Touzet's woodlizard
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Genus Hoplocercus
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Hoplocercus spinosus Fitzinger, 1843 – spiny weapontail
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Frost, D.E. & Etheridge, R.E. 1989. A Phylogenetic Analysis and Taxonomy of Iguanian Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist. Misc. Publ. 81.
Further reading