Voeltzkowia yamagishii
| Voeltzkowia yamagishii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Scinciformata |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Scincoidea |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Voeltzkowia |
| Species: | V. yamagishii |
| Binomial name | |
| Voeltzkowia yamagishii (Sakata & Hikida, 2003) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Sirenoscincus yamagishii Sakata & Hikida, 2003 | |
Voeltzkowia yamagishii is a species of lizard which is endemic to Madagascar.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific name, yamagishii, is in honor of Japanese zoologist Satoshi Yamagishi.[3]
References
- ^ a b Randriamahazo, H.; Vences, M. (2011). "Voeltzkowia yamagishii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172949A6946762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172949A6946762.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Voeltzkowia yamagishii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 March 2021.
- ^ 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. (Sirenoscincus yamagishii, p. 292).