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Vanzosaura Rodrigues 1991

Vanzosaura

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Vanzosaura is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.

Etymology

The generic name, Vanzosaura, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Paulo Vanzolini.^[1]

Species

The genus Vanzosaura contains three accepted species.^[2]

Vanzosaura multiscutata (Amaral, 1933)
Vanzosaura rubricauda (Boulenger, 1902) - red-tailed vanzosaur, redtail tegu
Vanzosaura savanicola Recoder, Werneck, Teixeira Jr, Colli, Sites, & Rodrigues, 2014

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Vanzosaura.

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. (Vanzosaura, p. 273).
^ Genus Vanzosaura at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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Vanzosaura: Brief Summary

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Vanzosaura is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.

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