Colobodactylus
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| Colobodactylus | |
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| File:Colobodactylus taunayi.png | |
| Colobodactylus taunayi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Tribe: | Heterodactylini |
| Genus: | Colobodactylus Amaral, 1933 |
Colobodactylus (common name: Amaral's teiids) is a small genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to Brazil.[1][2]
Species
[edit | edit source]There are two species in the genus Colobodactylus.[1]
- Colobodactylus dalcyanus Vanzolini & Ramos, 1977 - Vanzolini's teiid
- Colobodactylus taunayi Amaral, 1933 - Taunay teiid
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, dalcyanus, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Dalcy de Oliveira Albuquerque (1902–1982).[3][4]: 4
The specific name, taunayi, is in honor of Brazilian historian Afonso d'Escragnolle Taunay (1876–1958).[4]: 261
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Colobodactylus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 March 2014.
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- ^ "Colobodactylus darcyanus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile database.org.
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- 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).
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