Enyalius erythroceneus RODRIGUES, DE FREITAS, SANTOS SILVA & VIÑA BERTOLOTTO, 2006
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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 Enyalius erythroceneus — LIVIGNI 2013: 383 |
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 |
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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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