Enyalius boulengeri

Enyalius boulengeri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Leiosauridae
Genus:	Enyalius
Species:	E. boulengeri
Binomial name
	Enyalius boulengeri; Etheridge, 1969
Synonyms
	Enyalius boulengeri ; Etheridge, 1969; Enyalius brasiliensis boulengeri ; — J.F. Jackson, 1978; Enyalius boulengeri ; — Frost et al., 2001;

Enyalius boulengeri, also known commonly as the Brazilian fathead anole, is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae.^[1] The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.^[2]

Geographic range

E. boulengeri is found in southeastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. boulengeri is forest.^[3]

Description

The holotype of E. boulengeri, which is an adult female, has a snout to vent length (SVL) of 11 cm (4.3 in), and a tail length of 18 cm (7.1 in).^[2]

Reproduction

E. boulengeri is oviparous. Clutch size is 7–12 eggs.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Enyalius boulengeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b Etheridge R (1969).
^ ^a ^b Barreto-Lima, André F.; Ornellas, Iago S.; Nóbrega, Yhuri C.; Silva-Soares, Thiago (2020). "Mating behaviour of Enyalius boulengeri Etheridge (Squamata, Leiosauridae)". Herpetology Notes 13: 241–244.

Etheridge R (1969). "A review of the iguanid lizard genus Enyalius ". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 18 (8): 233–260. (Enyalius boulengeri, new species, pp. 250–252, Figure 7).
Frost DR, Etheridge R, Janies D, Titus TA (2001). "Total evidence, sequence alignment, evolution of polychrotid lizards, and a reclassification of the Iguania (Squamata, Iguania)". American Museum Novitates (3343): 1–22.
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.

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[RDB-1] Enyalius boulengeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.

[Ether-2] Etheridge R (1969).

[B-L-3] Barreto-Lima, André F.; Ornellas, Iago S.; Nóbrega, Yhuri C.; Silva-Soares, Thiago (2020). "Mating behaviour of Enyalius boulengeri Etheridge (Squamata, Leiosauridae)". Herpetology Notes 13: 241–244.

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