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Gymnodactylus vanzolinii

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Gymnodactylus vanzolinii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Gymnodactylus
Species:
G. vanzolinii
Binomial name
Gymnodactylus vanzolinii

Gymnodactylus vanzolinii is a species of gecko in the family Phyllodactylidae.[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

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The specific name, vanzolinii, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist and samba composer Paulo Vanzolini.[2][3]

Geographic range

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G. vanzolinii is endemic to the Brazilian state of Bahia.[2]

Reproduction

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The mode of reproduction of G. vanzolinii is unknown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Silveira AL et al. (20 authors) (2021). "Gymnodactylus vanzolinii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T54586903A54586905.pt. Accessed on 09 June 2022. (in English and Portuguese).
  2. ^ a b c d Gymnodactylus vanzolinii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 January 2019.
  3. ^ 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

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  • 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).