Hoplocercidae
Enyalioides palpebralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Hoplocercidae

Family Hoplocercidae, or the hoplocercids, are a family of lizards native to the tropical forests of Central and South America. They are predominantly terrestrial, and some use their spiny tails to dig shallow retreats in the ground, although they do not build true burrows.

[edit] Species

Family: Hoplocercidae

• Genus Enyalioides
  • Cofan Wood Lizard - Enyalioides cofanorum
  • Bocourt's Dwarf Iguana - Enyalioides heterolepis
  • Amazon Wood Lizard - Enyalioides laticeps
  • Brown Wood Lizard - Enyalioides microlepis
  • O'shaughnessy's Dwarf Iguana - Enyalioides oshaughnessyi
  • Horned Wood Lizard - Enyalioides palpebralis
  • Blue-spotted Wood Lizard - Enyalioides praestabilis
• Genus Hoplocercus
  • Brazilian Spiny-tailed Lizard - Hoplocercus spinosus
• Genus Morunasaurus
  • Ringed Spinytail Iguana - Morunasaurus annularis
  • Dunn's Spinytail Lizard - Morunasaurus groi

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[Family hoplocercidae]