''Enyalius catenatus'', Wied's fathead anole, is a
species
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of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
in the
family
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Leiosauridae
Leiosauridae is a family of iguanian lizards containing six genera and 34 species. The family is endemic to Central America and South America.
Taxonomy
A 2022 phylogenetic study found the Leiosauridae to be the sister taxa to the Opluridae, a ...
.
It is native to
Brazil
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. They can be found in the
Atlantic Forest
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and can be found in other humid forests.
The body mass can be up to 38.66 g. The species is reproduces
sexually and is
gonochoric
In biology, gonochorism is a sexual system where there are only two sexes and each individual organism is either male or female. The term gonochorism is usually applied in animal species, the vast majority of which are gonochoric.
Gonochorism c ...
.
References
Enyalius
Reptiles described in 1821
Reptiles of Brazil
Taxa named by Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied
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