Enyalius leechii
| Enyalius leechii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Leiosauridae |
| Genus: | Enyalius |
| Species: | E. leechii
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| Binomial name | |
| Enyalius leechii (Boulenger, 1885)
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Enyalius leechii, also known commonly as Leech's fathead anole and camaleãozinho in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae.[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, leechii, was chosen by Boulenger to honor English entomologist John Henry Leech.[3]
Description
The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) of E. leechii is 9.3 cm (3.7 in) for a male, and 10.7 cm (4.2 in) for a female.[1]
Geographic range
E. leechii is found in the Brazilian states of Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, and Rondônia.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of E. leechii is forest.[1]
Diet
E. leechii preys upon termites and caterpillars.[1]
References
- ^ 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 leechii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T203145A2761143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T203145A2761143.pt. Retrieved 20 November 2021. (in English and Portuguese).
- ^ a b Enyalius leechii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leech, p. 154).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Enyalioides leechii, new species, p. 473).
- Etheridge R (1969). "A review of the iguanid lizard genus Enyalius ". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 18 (8): 231–260. (Enyalius leechii, new combination, pp. 253–254, Figure 8).
- Vitt LJ, Ávila-Pires TCS, Zani PA (1996). "Observations on the ecology of the rare Amazonian lizard, Enyalius leechii (Polychrotidae)". Herpetological Natural History 4: 77–82.