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title: "Broad-headed Woodlizard"
description: "Enyalioides laticeps — Répteis. Enyalioides laticeps, the Amazon broad-headed wood lizard, is a dwarf iguanian lizard found abundantly in Amazonian rainforests."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/broad-headed-woodlizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Broad-headed Woodlizard

> Enyalioides laticeps — Répteis. Enyalioides laticeps, the Amazon broad-headed wood lizard, is a dwarf iguanian lizard found abundantly in Amazonian rainforests.

- Scientific name: *Enyalioides laticeps*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 530
- Wikidata: [Q211399](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q211399)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35023](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35023)

## Names

- en: Broad-headed Woodlizard
- es: Lagartijas de palo de cabezonas

## Countries with the most observations

EC (333), PE (82), CO (37), BR (7)

## Summary

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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enyalioides_laticeps

## Photo

![Broad-headed Woodlizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/broad-headed-woodlizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ferhat Gundogdu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144817403

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/broad-headed-woodlizard?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).