Gymnodactylus vanzolinii
Appearance
Gymnodactylus vanzolinii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
Genus: | Gymnodactylus |
Species: | G. vanzolinii
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Binomial name | |
Gymnodactylus vanzolinii |
Gymnodactylus vanzolinii is a species of gecko in the family Phyllodactylidae.[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, vanzolinii, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist and samba composer Paulo Vanzolini.[2][3]
Geographic range
[edit]G. vanzolinii is endemic to the Brazilian state of Bahia.[2]
Reproduction
[edit]The mode of reproduction of G. vanzolinii is unknown.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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).
- ^ a b c d 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
[edit]- 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).