Phenacosaurus vanzolinii

Phenacosaurus vanzolinii is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae (anoles). The species is endemic to Ecuador.

Phenacosaurus vanzolinii
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Phenacosaurus
Species:	P. vanzolinii
Binomial name
Phenacosaurus vanzolinii E. Williams, Orcés, Matheus & Bleiweiss, 1996
Synonyms[2]
Phenacosaurus vanzolinii E. Williams et al., 1996 Anolis vanzolinii — Poe, 1998 Dactyloa vanzolinii — Nicholson et al., 2012

Etymology

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

Geographic range

P. vanzolinii is found in Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. vanzolinii is forest, at altitudes of 1,950–2,630 m (6,400–8,630 ft).[1]

Reproduction

P. vanzolinii is oviparous.[2]

References

1. Cisneros-Heredia DF (2019). Anolis vanzolini [sic]". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T50950423A50950430. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T50950423A50950430.en. Downloaded on 29 September 2020.
2. Species Anolis vanzolinii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
3. 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. (Phenacosaurus vanzolinii, p. 273).

Further reading

• Nicholson KE, Crother BI, Guyer C, Savage JM (2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Zootaxa 3477: 1–108. (Dactyloa vanzolinii, new combination, p. 83).
• Williams EE, Orcés G, Matheus JC, Bleiweiss R (1996). "A New Giant Phenacosaur from Ecuador". Breviora (505): 1-32. (Phenacosaurus vanzolinii, new species).