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Enyalius (Fathead anoles)

Osteichthyes - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Enyalius was named by Wied (1821). It is extant.

It was assigned to Iguanidae by Frank and Ramus (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Enyalius Wied
1996Enyalius Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)
familyIguanidaeOppel 1811
genusEnyaliusWied 1821

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Enyalius Wied 1821 [Fathead anoles]
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Enyalius bilineatus Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Two-lined fathead anole]
Enyalius catenatus Wied 1821 [Wied's fathead anole]
Enyalius iheringii Boulenger 1885 [Ihering's fathead anole]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:41:07
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:41:07
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available