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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

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Colobodactylus (common name: Amaral's teiids) is a small genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to Brazil.


Video Colobodactylus



Species

There are two species in the genus Colobodactylus.

  • Colobodactylus dalcyanus Vanzolini & Ramos, 1977
  • Colobodactylus taunayi Amaral, 1933

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Etymology

The specific name, dalcyanus, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Dalcy de Oliveira Albuquerque (1902-1982).

The specific name, taunayi, is in honor of Brazilian historian Afonso d'Escragnolle Taunay (1876-1958).


Spectacled Lizards (Family Gymnophthalmidae) · iNaturalist.org
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References


Spectacled Lizards (Family Gymnophthalmidae) · iNaturalist.org
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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, new genus, p. 70; Colobodactylus taunayi, new species, pp. 70-71). (in Portuguese).


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