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Species of lizard

Enyalius leechii
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Leiosauridae
Genus: Enyalius
Species: E. leechii
Binomial name
Enyalius leechii
(Boulenger, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Enyalioides leechii
    Boulenger, 1885
  • Garbesaura garbei
    Amaral, 1933

Enyalius leechii, also known commonly as Leech's fathead anole and camaleãozinho in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, leechii, was chosen by Boulenger to honor English entomologist John Henry Leech.

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.

Geographic range

E. leechii is found in the Brazilian states of Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, and Rondônia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. leechii is forest.

Diet

E. leechii preys upon termites and caterpillars.

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 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).
  2. ^ Enyalius leechii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
  3. 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.


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