Gymnophthalmus vanzoi
| Gymnophthalmus vanzoi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Gymnophthalmus |
| Species: | G. vanzoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnophthalmus vanzoi C. Carvalho, 1999
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Gymnophthalmus vanzoi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Etymology
The specific name, vanzoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Paulo Vanzolini.[2]
Geographic range
G. vanzoi is found in northern Brazil (in the Brazilian states of Pará and Roraima) and in Guyana.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of G. vanzoi is forest.[1]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b Silveira, A.L., da Rocha, C., Nogueira, C. de C., Werneck, F., de Moura, G.J.B., Winck, G., Ribeiro Júnior, M.A., Kiefer, M., de Freitas, M.A., Hoogmoed, M.S., Tinôco, M.S.T., Valadão, R., Cardoso Vieira, R., Perez Maciel, R., Gomes Faria, R., Recoder, R., D'Ávila, R., Torquato da Silva, S., de Barcelos Ribeiro, S. & Avila-Pires, T.C.S. (2021). "Gymnophthalmus vanzoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T29455A159254068. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gymnophthalmus vanzoi, p. 273).
- ^ a b Gymnophthalmus vanzoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 July 2019.
Further reading
- Carvalho CM (1999). "Uma nova espécie de microteiideo do gênero Gymnophthalmus do estado de Roraima, Brasil (Sauria: Gymnophthalmidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 40 (10): 161–174. (Gymnophthalmus vanzoi, new species). (in Portuguese).
- Silva-da-Silva M, Almeida-Santos DA, Ribeiro S, Recoder RS, Santos AP (2020). "Reproductive Biology and Sexual Dimorphism of Gymnophthalmus vanzoi (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in a Population South of the Amazon River, Brazil". South American Journal of Herpetology 15: 30–40.
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