Enyalius (lizard)

Enyalius
Enyalius catenatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Leiosauridae
Genus: Enyalius
Wagler, 1830

Enyalius is a genus of lizards in the family Leiosauridae. The genus is native to Brazil and Uruguay.[1]

Species in the genus Enyalius are mostly insectivorous (meaning they eat insects and other invertebrates), diurnal (active during the day), and arboreal (inhabit trees).[2] There are eleven known species of this genus.[3] The reproductive timing for the species E. perditus occurs typically in warm and wet seasons and is typically shorter than other species of this genus. These lizards lay eggs and have a clutch size (number of eggs laid at one time) of about 3–11.[2]

  1. ^ "Enyalius ". Reptile Database. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b Migliore, Serena; Braz, Henrique; Barreto-Lima, André; Almeida-Santos, Selma (2017-12-31). "Reproductive timing and fecundity in the Neotropical lizard Enyalius perditus (Squamata: Leiosauridae)". Acta Herpetologica. 12 (2): 187–191 Pages. doi:10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-19981.
  3. ^ Breitman, M. Florencia; Domingos, Fabricius M. C. B.; Bagley, Justin C.; Wiederhecker, Helga C.; Ferrari, Tayná B.; Cavalcante, Vitor H. G. L.; Pereira, André C.; Abreu, TarcÍSio L. S.; De-Lima, Anderson Kennedy Soares; Morais, Carlos J. S.; Prette, Ana C. H. Del (December 2018). "A New Species of Enyalius (Squamata, Leiosauridae) Endemic to the Brazilian Cerrado". Herpetologica. 74 (4): 355–369. doi:10.1655/0018-0831.355. ISSN 0018-0831. S2CID 196672702.