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Enyalius iheringii

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Enyalius iheringii
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.[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

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The specific name, iheringii, is in honor of German-Brazilian zoologist Hermann von Ihering.[3]

Geographic range

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E. iheringii is found in southeastern Brazil,[2] in the Brazilian states of Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo.[1]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of E. iheringii is forest.[1]

Behavior

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E. iheringii is terrestrial and semiarboreal.[1]

Diet

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E. iheringii preys upon beetles, caterpillars, and spiders.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b 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

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  • 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 [Reptiles from São Paulo State: current knowledge and perspectives]". Biota Neotropica 11 (1): 1–15. (in Portuguese, with an abstract in English).