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Cute new ‘Dwarf Dragon’ lizard species discovered

April 7, 2015 By Cory Gluck

These cute new species share the  traditional physical characteristics  of a dragon, including rough–scales except for their size. Wood lizards grow to be an average of 3-6 inches long (7 to 15 centimeters).

The three new species were discovered by scientists in cloud forests in the Andes, South America. They were given the names  Enyalioides altotambo, Enyalioides anisolepis and Enyalioides sophiarothschildae according to The Market Business.

Cloud forest are high-altitude tropical forests that are covered in mist and fog.
Multiple expeditions by the scientists were taken to different locales in the Andes. Scientist captured and analyze several  woodlizard specimens.
According to NBC News the species were discovered by group leader Ecuadorian Omar Torres-Carvajal of the Museo de Zoología QCAZ, Peruvian Pablo J. Venegas  through help  from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, who was represented by Kevin de Queiroz,.

DNA evidence proved that the lizards  belonged to undiscovered species. The species appear different in color, scale shape and size, and DNA from their closest lizard relatives.

Researcher Omar Torres-Cavajal said “That more than half of the diversity of a group of large, dragon-looking reptiles from South America has been discovered in recent years should be heard by people in charge of conservation and funding agencies.”

In 2006 when Dr. Torres-Carvajal started working with woodlizards seven species had been discovered. At the time  woodlizards were believed to be one of the lesser varied species of lizards in South America. The number of wood lizard species has doubled.

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