Enyalius

Enyalius catenatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Leiosauridae
Subfamilia: Enyaliinae
Genus: Enyalius
Species (11): E. bibronii – E. bilineatus – E. boulengeri – E. brasiliensis – E. capetinga – E. catenatus – E. erythroceneus – E. iheringii – E. leechii – E. perditus – E. pictus

Name

Enyalius Wagler, 1830: 150

• Type species: Agama catenata Wied-Neuwied 1821, by subsequent designation of Fitzinger (1843: 16).

References

Primary references

• Wagler, J.G. 1830. Natürliches System der Amphibien, mit vorangehender Classification der Säugetiere und Vögel. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung: München, Stuttgart, & Tübingen. 354 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Fitzinger, L. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus primus. Amblyglossae. Braumüller et Seidel: Wien. vi + 106 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Etheridge, R. 1969. A review of the iguanid lizard genus Enyalius. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zolology 18(8): 233–260. BHL Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T., Freitas, M.A., Silva, T.F.S. & Bertolotto, C.E.V. 2006. A new species of lizard genus Enyalius (Squamata, Leiosauridae) from the highlands of Chapada Diamantina, state of Bahia, Brazil, with a key to species. Phyllomedusa 5(1): 11–24. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v5i1p11-24 Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T., Bertolotto, C.E.V., Amaro, R.C., Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y., Freire, E.M.X. & Pellegrino, K.C.M. 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. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.07.019 Reference page. 
• Breitman, M.F., Domingos, F.M.C.B., Bagley, J.C., Wiederhecker, H.C., Ferrari, T.B., Cavalcante, V.H.G.L., Pereira, A.C., Abreu, T.L.S., Lima, A.K.S., Morais, C.J.S., Del Prette, A.C.H., Silva, I.P.M.C., Mello, R., Carvalho, G., Lima, T.M., Silva, A.A., Matias, C.A., Carvalho, G.C., Pantoja, J.A.L., Gomes, I.M., Paschoaletto, I.P., Rodrigues, G.F., Talarico, Â.V.C., Barreto-Lima, A.F. & Colli, G.R. 2018. A New Species of Enyalius (Squamata, Leiosauridae) Endemic to the Brazilian Cerrado. Herpetologica 74(4): 355–369. DOI: 10.1655/Herpetologica-D-17-00041.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Enyalius . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 October 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Fat-headed Anoles