Gymnodactylus vanzolinii is a species of gecko in the family Phyllodactylidae.[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Gymnodactylus |
| Species: | G. vanzolinii
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| Gymnodactylus vanzolinii | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, vanzolinii, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist and samba composer Paulo Vanzolini.[2][3]
Geographic range
editG. vanzolinii is endemic to the Brazilian state of Bahia.[2]
Reproduction
editThe 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).
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