Broad-headed Woodlizard
Enyalioides laticeps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyHoplocercidae (Dwarf Iguanas)
- GenusEnyalioides (Woodlizards and Dwarf Iguanas)
- SpeciesEnyalioides laticeps (Broad-headed Woodlizard)
Enyalioides laticeps, the Amazon broad-headed wood lizard, is a dwarf iguanian lizard found abundantly in Amazonian rainforests. They are semi-arboreal. Other common names for these lizards include big-headed stick lizards (lagartijas de palo de cabezonas), Guichenot's dwarf iguana, Amazon dwarf-iguana (Iguana enana amazónica), and Amazon forest dragon. E. laticeps is a small, ornamented lizard that grows up to 157 millimetres (6.2 in) long and features a very high vertebral crest along its back. They may change color based on environmental factors and rely on rapid running to move around, though they spend the vast majority of their time motionless, blending into the rainforest background (branches, palm fronds) and ambushing prey. When attacked by predators, E. laticeps may remain motionless like a wood stick to avoid predation. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-headed Woodlizard sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 61 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Broad-headed Woodlizard in Yasuní National Park?
About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-headed Woodlizard sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 61 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Broad-headed Woodlizard in Yasuní National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Broad-headed Woodlizard in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.