Gymnodactylus vanzolinii

Gymnodactylus vanzolinii is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae.[1] The specific name, vanzolinii, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist and samba composer Paulo Vanzolini.[1][2] It is endemic to Bahia, Brazil.[1]

Gymnodactylus vanzolinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Gymnodactylus
Species:
G. vanzolinii
Binomial name
Gymnodactylus vanzolinii
Cassimiro & Rodrigues, 2009

References

  1. Gymnodactylus vanzolinii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 January 2019.
  2. 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 amarali, p. 7; G. darwini, p. 65; G. vanzolinii, p. 273).


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