rough-scaled woodlizard

rough-scaled woodlizardLarge scales are scattered on the back, sides, and hind limbs. Most specimens were found asleep in forest at night, and the species is known from the Andes of southern Ecuador and northern Peru.What does it look like?Large, projecting scales are scattered on the dorsum, flanks, and hind limbs.How does it live?Large scales are scattered on the back, sides, and hind limbs. Most specimens were found asleep in forest at night, and the species is known from the Andes of southern Ecuador and northern Peru.Most specimens were found asleep at night (7:00 p.m.–1:00 a.m.) in primary and secondary forests, 0.2–1.5 m above the ground on stems, leaves, and tree roots.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.