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Enyalius iheringii BOULENGER, 1885

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Higher TaxaLeiosauridae (Enyaliinae), Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Ihering's Fathead Anole
Portuguese: Camaleão, Camaleãozinho, Iguaninha, Iguaninha-Verde, Papa-Vento, Sinimbú-Verde 
SynonymEnyalius iheringii BOULENGER 1885: 192
Enyalius Iheringii — BOULENGER 1885: 120
Enyalius Iheringii — BOULENGER 1886: 426
Enyalius iheringii — PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 118
Enyalius iheringii — FROST et al. 2001
Enyalius hieringii — TULLI et al. 2009 (in error)
Enyalius iheringii — RODRIGUES et al. 2014
Enyalius iheringii — CARVALHO et al. 2023 
DistributionSE Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro)

Type locality: Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: BMNH 1946.8.9.3-4 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: 1) canthal ridge straight; or if slightly curved, anteriormost enlarged canthal scale extends to or nearly to hind edge of nasal scale; the enlarged canthals bridge the distance between superciliaries and nasal scale by much more than half; 2) subdigital lamellae unkeeled or those of hind feet weakly-keeled; 3) scales on tail not aligned in dorso-ventval rows; 4) tail shorter than 2.4 times snout-vent length; 5) a row of enlarged vertebral scales present; 6) ventralmost subocular not enlarged; 7) keel of pre-ocular medial; 8) enlarged supraoculars keeled; 9) ventral scales keeled. (Jackson 1978: 23)


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CommentDistribution: See map in Breitman et al. 2019: 357 (Fig. 1). 
EtymologyNamed after Dr. Hermann Friedrich Ibrecht von Ihering (1850-1930), German-Brazilian zoologist, malacologist, and geologist, and founder and long-time director of the Museu de Zoologia, São Paulo (1894-1916). 
References
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  • Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 2, Second edition. London, xiii+497 pp. - get paper here
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1886. A synopsis of the reptiles and batrachians of the province Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 18: 423-445 - get paper here
  • Boulenger, George A. 1885. A list of reptiles and Batrachians from the Province Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, sent to the Natural-History Museum by Dr. H. von Ihering. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 15 (87): 191-196 - get paper here
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