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Wied's Fathead Anole
Enyalius catenatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Espécie arborícola com um grande polimorfismo, ou seja, a mesma espécie pode apresentar muitas cores distintas.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Enyalius catenatus, Wied's fathead anole, is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. It is endemic to Brazil. They can be found in the Atlantic Forest 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Enyalius catenatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:00:25.584147+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Enyalius catenatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)
- Name authority
- (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)
- Common name
- Wied's Fathead Anole
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Leiosauridae
- Genus
- Enyalius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyLeiosauridae
- genusEnyalius
- speciesEnyalius catenatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Enyalius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Enyalius bibronii Boulenger, 1885 | LeiosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enyalius erythroceneus Rodrigues, de Freitas, Santos Silva & Viña Bertolotto, 2006 | LeiosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ihering's Fathead AnoleEnyalius iheringii Boulenger, 1885 | LeiosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leeh's Fathead AnoleEnyalius leechii (Boulenger, 1885) | LeiosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lophyrus albomaxillaris Spix, 1825 Spix, 1825 | synonym |
| Lophyrus margaritaceus Spix, 1825 Spix, 1825 | synonym |
| Lophyrus rhombifer Spix, 1825 Spix, 1825 | synonym |
| Agama catenata Wied, 1821 Wied, 1821 | synonym |
| Enyalius catenatus paulista Ihering, 1898 Ihering, 1898 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Enyalius&species=catenatus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6FH77. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.