Vanzosaura
| Vanzosaura | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertoidea |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Rodrigues, 1991 |
Vanzosaura is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.
Etymology
The generic name, Vanzosaura, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Paulo Vanzolini.[1]
Species
The genus Vanzosaura contains three accepted species.[2]
- Vanzosaura multiscutata (Amaral, 1933)
- Vanzosaura rubricauda (Boulenger, 1902) - red-tailed vanzosaur, redtail tegu
- Vanzosaura savanicola Recoder, Werneck, Teixeira Jr, Colli, Sites, & Rodrigues, 2014
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Vanzosaura.
References
- ^ 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. (Vanzosaura, p. 273).
- ^ Genus Vanzosaura at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.