Enyalius iheringii

Enyalius iheringii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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

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

Geographic range

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

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

Behavior

E. iheringii is terrestrial and semiarboreal. ^[1]

Diet

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

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 Series15: 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 Museum297: 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 Evolution81: 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 Neotropica11 (1): 1–15. (in Portuguese, with an abstract in English).