Colobodactylus
Colobodactylus (common name: Amaral's teiids) is a small genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to Brazil.[1][2]
| Colobodactylus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Colobodactylus taunayi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Colobodactylus Amaral, 1933 |
Species
There are two species in the genus Colobodactylus.[1]
- Colobodactylus dalcyanus Vanzolini & Ramos, 1977 - Vanzolini's teiid
- Colobodactylus taunayi Amaral, 1933 - Taunay teiid
Etymology
The specific name, dalcyanus, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Dalcy de Oliveira Albuquerque (1902–1982).[3][4]
The specific name, taunayi, is in honor of Brazilian historian Afonso d'Escragnolle Taunay (1876–1958).[4]
References
- Colobodactylus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 March 2014.
- "Colobodactylus — Amaral's Teiids". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- "Colobodactylus darcyanus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile database.org.
- 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. ("Albuquerque", p. 4; Colobodactylus taunayi, p. 261).
Further reading
- Amaral A (1933). "Estudos sobre Lacertilios neotropicos. I. Novos generos e especies de lagartos do Brasil ". Memorias do Instituto Butantan 7: 51–75. (Colobodactylus, new genus, p. 70; Colobodactylus taunayi, new species, pp. 70–71). (in Portuguese).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.