Kentropyx vanzoi
Kentropyx vanzoi, also known commonly as Gallagher's kentropyx, is a species lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to South America.
| Kentropyx vanzoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Kentropyx |
| Species: | K. vanzoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Kentropyx vanzoi Gallagher & Dixon, 1980 | |
Etymology
The specific name, vanzoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Paulo Vanzolini.[1]
Geographic range
K. vanzoi is found in Bolivia (Santa Cruz Department) and Brazil (Mato Grosso state).[2]
References
- 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. (Kentropyx vanzoi, p. 273).
- Kentropyx vanzoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 July 2019.
Further reading
- Gallagher DS, Dixon JR (1980). "A New Lizard (Sauria: Teiidae: Kentropyx) from Brasil". Copeia 1980 (4): 616–620. (Kentropyx vanzoi, new species).
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