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.
Etymology The specific name oshaughnessyi honors Arthur O'Shaughnessy, a British herpetologist and poet.
Description Enyalioides oshaughnessyi has smooth or slightly keeled dorsal scales which are homogeneous in size. The iris of the eye may be bright red in both sexes. The male has a dark patch on the inner aspect of the gular fold. E. oshaughnessyi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The tail is long, more than twice SVL, and laterally compressed. xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Enyalioides oshaughnessyi, new combination, p. 115).
Geographic distribution Enyalioides oshaughnessyi occurs in southern Colombia and northern Ecuador.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Enyalioides oshaughnessyi is forest, at elevations of .
Behavior Enyalioides oshaughnessyi is diurnal and arboreal, sleeping at night on branches.
Reproduction Enyalioides oshaughnessyi is oviparous.
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Further reading
(Enyalius oshaughnessyi, new species, pp. 246–247 + Plate XXVI, figures 1 & 1a). (in Spanish).