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: Enyalius catenatus

Name

Enyalius catenatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1851)

Holotype: AMNH 108. [lost fide Jackson (1978)]

Type locality: “Bahia”, restricted to “Cabeça do Boi”, Bahia, Brazil, by Etheridge (1969: 244), and to “sertao (= interior) of Bahia” by Jackson (1978).

Combinations

Agama catenata Wied-Neuwied, 1821: 247 [original combination]
Uraniscodon (Ophryessa) catenata — Kaup, 1827: 91 [subsequent combination]
Enyalius catenatus — Wagler, 1830: 150 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Wied-Neuwied, M. zu 1821. Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817. Zweyter Band. Heinrich Ludwig Bronner: Frankfurt.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Enyalius catenatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 March 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Wied's Fathead Anole