Colobodactylus taunayi
Colobodactylus taunayi, also known commonly as the Taunay teiid or Taunay's teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Colobodactylus |
| Species: | C. taunayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Colobodactylus taunayi Amaral, 1933 | |
Etymology
The specific name, taunayi, is in honor of Brazilian historian Afonso d'Escragnolle Taunay.[3]
References
- Colli, G.R.; Fenker, J.; Tedeschi, L.; Bataus, Y.S.L.; Uhlig, V.M.; Lima, A.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Borges-Nojosa, D.M.; Costa, G.C.; de Moura, G.J.B.; Winck, G.; Silva, J.R.S.; Viñas, L.V.; Ribeiro Júnior, M.A.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Tinôco, M.S.T.; Almeida-Santos, P.; Valadão, R.; de Oliveira, R.B.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S.; Ferreira, V.L.; de Menezes, V.A. (2019). "Colobodactylus taunayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T134881188A135333457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T134881188A135333457.pt. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Colobodactylus taunayi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 July 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. (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 taunayi, new species, pp. 70–71). (in Portuguese).
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