Enyalius erythroceneus RODRIGUES, DE FREITAS, SANTOS SILVA & VIÑA BERTOLOTTO, 2006
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Enyalius erythroceneus
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| Higher Taxa | Leiosauridae (Enyaliinae), Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Enyalius erythroceneus RODRIGUES, DE FREITAS, SANTOS SILVA & VIÑA BERTOLOTTO 2006: 12 Enyalius erythroceneus — LIVIGNI 2013: 383 Enyalius erythroceneus — CARVALHO et al. 2023 |
| Distribution | Brazil (Bahia) Type locality: Fazenda Caraibas (13° 09’ 49’’ S, 41° 24’ 19’’ W), district of Cascavel, municipality of Mucuge, Serra do Espinhaco (Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, NE Brazil. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MZUSP 95420, adult male |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium sized species of Enyalius (maximum SVL 90mm), characterized by an almost straight canthal ridge, a distinctive enlarged subocular, ventral scales and infradigital lamellae smooth, TL varying between 2.02-2.18 times SVL, 54-63 vertebral, and 144-167 paravertebral scales between the occiput and base of tail, 44-47 ventrals between posterior level of forelimbs and anterior level of hindlimbs, 52-66 scales at midbody between middle of venter and vertebral crest, 17-18 and 25-28 infradigital lamellae respectively under Finger IV and Toe IV, 23-27 scales along dorsal surface of tibia, and 33-40 gular scales between mental and collar. The new species is sexually dimorphic and can be distinguished from all known other species of Enyalius by the color pattern. Males have a series of six very conspicuous transverse wide black dorsal bands on body separated by deep orange areas, the anterior ones expanding onto the flank. Interspaces between posterior body bands grayish-green. Ventral parts of body and tail white, with an irregular black reticulum; central part of throat orange. Head with a dark brown to black reticulum alternating with lighter tan areas. Dorsal part of the limbs grayish-green with transverse dark brown bands, ventral parts of limbs identical to venter in color. Tail with a series of transverse dark bands with grayish-green interspaces. Females have a longitudinal dorsal dark brown stripe extending from nape to first third of tail bordered by a series of lighter granules. A lateral brown stripe, dorsally and ventrally bordered by dark brown, extends from eye to base of tail. This last stripe is more conspicuous anteriorly, expanding dorsally before the upper arm and becoming diffuse posteriorly. Lower areas of lateral face of the head, nasals, supralabials, loreal region and lower part of tympanum creamy white. Venter and tail are light brown in females with two irregular ventrolateral dark brown stripes in the posterior two thirds of the venter; central part of throat with an irregular chevron shaped dark brown to black mark. Limbs and tail of females dark brown above, lighter ventrally, irregularly mottled with black. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 99 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). Distribution: See map in Breitman et al. 2019: 357 (Fig. 1). |
| Etymology | Named after the Greek “erythros” = red and “keneon” = flank, referring to the strikingly red flanks of the males (the females are quite different without a red flank). |
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