2010
DOI: 10.1590/s0073-47212010000400002
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Abstract: ABSTRACT. Studies on the natural history of the lizard Enyalius iheringii Boulenger, 1885, as well as other tropical lizards, are rare. In this study, some aspects of the natural history of this endemic species from the Atlantic forest are reported in areas of Vale do Itajaí, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Twenty individuals were found, of which 18 were collected. Most of them were found over the vegetation (n=17) and on the ground (n=3). The main defensive strategy displayed was camouflage (n=16). Jumping (… Show more

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“…Previously, species of the genus Enyalius were considered as primarily arboreal lizards (Etheridge 1969). However, increasing evidence indicates that these animals also move Vitt et al 1996, Sousa et al 2000, Zamprogno et al 2001, Marques and Sazima 2004, Van Sluys et al 2004, Teixeira et al 2005, Sousa and Cruz 2008, Rautenberg and Laps 2010, Sturaro and Silva 2010, Barreto-Lima and Sousa 2011, Barreto-Lima et al 2013, Dorigo et al 2014. Enyalius perditus lizards were also sighted using perches above ground level (varying from 30 to 200 cm) in Serra da Concórdia.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Previously, species of the genus Enyalius were considered as primarily arboreal lizards (Etheridge 1969). However, increasing evidence indicates that these animals also move Vitt et al 1996, Sousa et al 2000, Zamprogno et al 2001, Marques and Sazima 2004, Van Sluys et al 2004, Teixeira et al 2005, Sousa and Cruz 2008, Rautenberg and Laps 2010, Sturaro and Silva 2010, Barreto-Lima and Sousa 2011, Barreto-Lima et al 2013, Dorigo et al 2014. Enyalius perditus lizards were also sighted using perches above ground level (varying from 30 to 200 cm) in Serra da Concórdia.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These small to medium-sized diurnal lizards have arboreal habits, but also can be found on the forest E. leechii: Vitt et al 1996, E. bilineatus: Zamprogno et al 2001, E. iheringii: Rautenberg and Laps 2010, E. perditus: BarretoLima et al 2013, E. brasiliensis: Dorigo et al 2014. Studies on the diet of Enyalius species revealed that these lizards fed predominantly on arthropods that inhabit both the leaf litter of the level (Vanzolini 1972, Vitt et al 1996, Zamprogno et al 2001, Van Sluys et al 2004, Teixeira et al 2005, Sousa and Cruz 2008, Rautenberg and Laps 2010, Sturaro and Silva 2010, Barreto-Lima and Sousa 2011, BarretoLima et al 2013, Dorigo et al 2014. Enyalius perditus lizard that occurs in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest in the states of Paraná, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, et al 2000).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…may forage actively, based on the high representativeness of colonial insects and larvae in their diet. However, Rautenberg and Laps (2010) pointed out that these lizards have the typical characteristics of sit-and-wait foragers and considered them as such. Nevertheless, no studies have so far assessed foraging behaviour of any species of Enyalius.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although some species occur frequently or predominantly in open habitats (Jackson 1978, Rodrigues et al, 2006, most of the members of this genus are restricted to forested areas and seem to be sensitive to habitat fragmentation (Teixeira et al, 2005). Studies regarding ecological aspects of species in this genus demonstrated that these lizards are generalist predators that feed predominantly on arthropods (Vanzolini 1972, Vitt et al, 1996, Zamprogno et al, 2001, Marques and Sazima 2004, Van Sluys et al, 2004, Teixeira et al, 2005, Rautenberg and Laps 2010, Barreto-Lima and Souza 2011, and may present inter-sexual differences in diet composition Cruz 2008, Sturaro and. There is also some information regarding helminths associated with lizards of the genus Enyalius (Sousa et al, 2007, Ávila and Silva 2010, Barreto-Lima et al,, 2012, but data are still lacking for most species.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%