Gymnodactylus darwinii

Gymnodactylus darwinii is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae.[1] The specific name, darwini, is in honor of English naturalist Charles Darwin.[2] It is endemic to eastern Brazil.[1]

Gymnodactylus darwinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Gymnodactylus
Species:
G. darwinii
Binomial name
Gymnodactylus darwinii
(Gray, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cubinia darwinii Gray, 1845
  • Gymnodactylus girardi Steindachner, 1869
  • Gonatodes helgae Amaral, 1950
  • Gymnodactylus geckoides darwinii – Vanzolini, 1953

References
  1. Gymnodactylus darwinii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 January 2019.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gymnodactylus amarali, p. 7; G. darwini, p. 65; G. vanzolinii, p. 273).
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