Phenacosaurus vanzolinii

Phenacosaurus vanzolinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Phenacosaurus
Species: P. vanzolinii
Binomial name
Phenacosaurus vanzolinii
E. Williams, Orcés, Matheus & Bleiweiss, 1996
Synonyms[1]
  • Phenacosaurus vanzolinii
    E. Williams et al., 1996
  • Anolis vanzolinii
    — Poe, 1998
  • Dactyloa vanzolinii
    — Nicholson et al., 2012

Phenacosaurus vanzolinii is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae (anoles).

Etymology

The specific name, vanzolinii, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist (and samba composer) Paulo Vanzolini.[2]

Geographic range

P. vanzolinii is found in Ecuador.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Anolis vanzolinii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ↑ 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. (Phenacosaurus vanzolinii, p. 273).

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