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Enyalius iheringii

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Species of lizard

Enyalius iheringii
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Leiosauridae
Genus: Enyalius
Species: E. iheringii
Binomial name
Enyalius iheringii
Boulenger, 1885

Enyalius iheringii, also known commonly as Ihering's fathead anole, is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, iheringii, is in honor of German-Brazilian zoologist Hermann von Ihering.

Geographic range

E. iheringii is found in southeastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. iheringii is forest.

Behavior

E. iheringii is terrestrial and semiarboreal.

Diet

E. iheringii preys upon beetles, caterpillars, and spiders.

References

  1. ^ Colli, G.R.; Fenker, J.; Tedeschi, L.; Bataus, Y.S.L.; Uhlig, V.M.; Silveira, A.L.; da Rocha, C.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Werneck, F.; de Moura, G.J.B.; Winck, G.; Kiefer, M.; de Freitas, M.A.; Ribeiro Júnior, M.A.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Tinôco, M.S.T.; Valadão, R.; Cardoso Vieira, R.; Perez Maciel, R.; Gomes Faria, R.; Recoder, R.; D'Ávila, R.; Torquato da Silva, S.; de Barcelos Ribeiro, S.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S. (2019). "Enyalius iheringii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T203144A2761136. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T203144A2761136.pt. Retrieved 20 November 2021. (in English and Portuguese).
  2. ^ Enyalius iheringii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Enyalius iheringii, p. 129).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1885). "A List of Reptiles and Batrachians from the Province Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, sent to the Natural-History Museum by Dr. H. von Ihering". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fifth Series 15: 191–196. (Enyalius iheringii, new species, p. 192).
  • Peters JA, Donoso-Barros R (1970). "Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata: Part II. Lizards and Amphisbaenians". Bulletin of the United States National Museum 297: v–viii, 1–293. (Enyalius iheringii, p. 118). (in English, with an introduction in English and Spanish).
  • Rodrigues MT, Bertolotto CEV, Amaro RC, Yonenaga-Yassuda Y, Freire EMX, Pellegrino KCM (2014). "Molecular phylogeny, species limits, and biogeography of the Brazilian endemic lizard genus Enyalius (Squamata: Leiosauridae): An example of the historical relationship between Atlantic Forests and Amazonia". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 81: 137–146.
  • Zaher H, Barbo FE, Sanchez Martínez P, Nogueira C, Rodrigues MT, Sawaya RJ (2011). "Répteis do Estado de São Paulo: conhecimento atual e perspectivas ". Biota Neotropica 11 (1): 1–15. (in Portuguese, with an abstract in English).


Taxon identifiers
Enyalius iheringii


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