Gymnodactylus vanzolinii
Gymnodactylus vanzolinii is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae.[1] The species is native to Brazil.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Gymnodactylus |
| Species: | G. vanzolinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnodactylus vanzolinii Cassimiro & Rodrigues, 2009 | |
Etymology
The specific name, vanzolinii, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist and samba composer Paulo Vanzolini.[1][2]
References
- Gymnodactylus vanzolinii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 January 2019.
- 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 vanzolinii, p. 273).
Further reading
- Cassimiro J, Rodrigues MT (2009). "A new species of lizard genus Gymnodactylus Spix, 1825 (Squamata: Gekkota: Phyllodactylidae) from Serra do Sincorá, northeastern Brazil, and the status of G. carvalhoi Vanzolini, 2005". Zootaxa 2008: 38–52. (Gymnodactylus vanzolinii, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Portuguese).
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