New Lizards Found

Deep in the Andes Mountains of Peru, in a place that has been explored very little, two new species of lizards were found. Lizards of both species have splotchy green and brown skin to help camouflage them. Both species were found in Cordillera Azul National Park, one was even named Enyalioides Azulae to honor the reservation. The second species was named after the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi who helped fund the survey of the area. These lizards are in the category of woodlizards and thanks to the discover of these new species, Peru is now the country with the largest diversity of woodlizard. The people now feel that the area is a treasure that must be explored to see if any other unknown species appear. After the founding of these two species they believe that there are many more species in the park that haven't been discovered yet.

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