Gymnophthalmus vanzoi
Gymnophthalmus vanzoi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America.
| Gymnophthalmus vanzoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Gymnophthalmus |
| Species: | G. vanzoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnophthalmus vanzoi C. Carvalho, 1999 | |
Etymology
The specific name, vanzoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Paulo Vanzolini.[2]
Geographic range
G. vanzoi is found in northern Brazil (in the Brazilian states of Pará and Roraima) and in Guyana.[3]
References
- Doan TM (2010). "Gymnophthalmus vanzoi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T29455A9498792. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T29455A9498792.en. Downloaded on 27 September 2020.
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gymnophthalmus vanzoi, p. 273).
- Gymnophthalmus vanzoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 July 2019.
Further reading
- Carvalho CM (1999). "Uma nova espécie de microteiideo do gênero Gymnophthalmus do estado de Roraima, Brasil (Sauria: Gymnophthalmidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 40 (10): 161–174. (Gymnophthalmus vanzoi, new species). (in Portuguese).
- Silva-da-Silva M, Almeida-Santos DA, Ribeiro S, Recoder RS, Santos AP (2020). "Reproductive Biology and Sexual Dimorphism of Gymnophthalmus vanzoi (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in a Population South of the Amazon River, Brazil". South American Journal of Herpetology 15: 30–40.
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