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New Lizard Species Look Like Evil Dinosaur Hybrids
By Nadia Drake
If these lizards were larger, they&rsquo;d look like featherless dinosaurs: With spiky spines and gleaming red eyes, two newly described species of wood lizard look a bit like stegosaur-evil velociraptor hybrids.
The lizards, reported Mar. 15 in&nbsp;ZooKeys,&nbsp;live in the Peruvian mountains and belong to the genus Enyalioides, which includes 10 previously described species. After comparing the lizards&rsquo; morphology and genetic sequences with known wood lizards, a team of scientists concluded that they could add two new members to a group most commonly found in Central and South America&hellip;
(read more: Wired Science)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
(photos: P.J. Venegas and O. Torres-Carvajal)

They&amp;#8217;re soooooo cute oh my God. * ______ * Their eyes and colors are gorgeous. -squeee-