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Ecuadorean scientist Omar Torres Carvajal shows specimen of an Enyalioides Rubrigularis lizard discovered two years ago during an interview with AFP in Quito on April 9, 2015. Three new species of "lagartijas de palo", small reptiles with jagged ridges that resemble a dragon, but do not have wings or breathe fire, were discovered in Peru and Ecuador, which account for half of the 15 specimens of its kind in the world. AFP PHOTO / RODRIGO BUENDIA

Ecuadorean scientist Omar Torres Carvajal shows a specimen of an Enyalioides Rubrigularis lizard discovered two years ago during an interview with AFP in Quito on April 9, 2015. Three new species of "lagartijas de palo", small reptiles with jagged ridges that resemble a dragon, but do not have wings or breathe fire, were discovered in Peru and Ecuador, which account for half of the 15 specimens of its kind in the world. AFP PHOTO / RODRIGO BUENDIA

View of a specimen of an Enyalioides Rubrigularis lizard discovered two years ago, in Quito on April 9, 2015. Three new species of "lagartijas de palo", small reptiles with jagged ridges that resemble a dragon, but do not have wings or breathe fire, were discovered in Peru and Ecuador, which account for half of the 15 specimens of its kind in the world. AFP PHOTO / RODRIGO BUENDIA

Ecuadorean scientist Omar Torres Carvajal shows a specimen of an Enyalioides Rubrigularis lizard discovered two years ago during an interview with AFP in Quito on April 9, 2015. Three new species of "lagartijas de palo", small reptiles with jagged ridges that resemble a dragon, but do not have wings or breathe fire, were discovered in Peru and Ecuador, which account for half of the 15 specimens of its kind in the world. AFP PHOTO / RODRIGO BUENDIA

Ecuadorean scientist Omar Torres Carvajal shows specimen of an Enyalioides Rubrigularis lizard discovered two years ago during an interview with AFP in Quito on April 9, 2015. Three new species of "lagartijas de palo", small reptiles with jagged ridges that resemble a dragon, but do not have wings or breathe fire, were discovered in Peru and Ecuador, which account for half of the 15 specimens of its kind in the world. AFP PHOTO / RODRIGO BUENDIA

View of an Enyalioides Rubrigularis lizard discovered two years ago, in Quito on April 9, 2015. Three new species of "lagartijas de palo", small reptiles with jagged ridges that resemble a dragon, but do not have wings or breathe fire, were discovered in Peru and Ecuador, which account for half of the 15 specimens of its kind in the world. AFP PHOTO / RODRIGO BUENDIA

Peruvian scientist Paul Venegas shows two Enyalioides Rubrigularis lizards during an interview with AFP in Quito on April 9, 2015. Three new species of "lagartijas de palo", small reptiles with jagged ridges that resemble a dragon, but do not have wings or breathe fire, were discovered in Peru and Ecuador, which account for half of the 15 specimens of its kind in the world. AFP PHOTO / RODRIGO BUENDIA

Peruvian scientist Paul Venegas shows an Enyalioides Rubrigularis lizard during an interview with AFP in Quito on April 9, 2015. Three new species of "lagartijas de palo", small reptiles with jagged ridges that resemble a dragon, but do not have wings or breathe fire, were discovered in Peru and Ecuador, which account for half of the 15 specimens of its kind in the world. AFP PHOTO / RODRIGO BUENDIA

Peruvian scientist Pablo Venegas shows a specimen of an Enyalioides Rubrigularis lizard discovered two years ago during an interview with AFP in Quito on April 9, 2015. Three new species of "lagartijas de palo", small reptiles with jagged ridges that resemble a dragon, but do not have wings or breathe fire, were discovered in Peru and Ecuador, which account for half of the 15 specimens of its kind in the world. AFP PHOTO / RODRIGO BUENDIA