Enyalius catenatus

Enyalius catenatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Infraordo: Iguania Parvordo: 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., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Enyalius catenatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 March 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Wied's Fathead Anole