| Colobodactylus | |
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| Colobodactylus taunayi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Colobodactylus Amaral, 1933 |
Colobodactylus (common name: Amaral's teiids) is a small genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to Brazil. [1] [2]
There are two species in the genus Colobodactylus. [1]
The specific name, dalcyanus, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Dalcy de Oliveira Albuquerque (1902–1982). [3] [4]
The specific name, taunayi, is in honor of Brazilian historian Afonso d'Escragnolle Taunay (1876–1958). [4]
Anotosaura is a genus of South American lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.
Bachia is a genus of lizards that belong to the spectacled lizards family.
Stenolepis is a genus of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae, a family commonly known as microteiids or spectacled lizards. The genus Stenolepis contains a single species, Stenolepis ridleyi, commonly known as the Pernambuco teiid. The species is endemic to Brazil, and the common name refers to its type locality in Pernambuco state in northeast Brazil.
The Saint Lucia whiptail, also known commonly as the Maria Islands whiptail, the Saint Lucian whiptail, and Vanzo's whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is indigenous to the Caribbean.
The Maranhão slider, also commonly known as the Brazilian slider or Carvalho's slider, is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae.
Amphisbaena is a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. Over 100 species are placed in this diverse genus.
Vanzolini's worm lizard is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to northern South America.
Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral was a Brazilian herpetologist.
Afonso d'Escragnolle Taunay was a Brazilian writer and historian.
Vanzosaura is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.
Gymnodactylus amarali is a species of gecko in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Gymnodactylus vanzolinii is a species of gecko in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Kentropyx vanzoi, also known commonly as Gallagher's kentropyx and o calanguinho-listrado in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to central South America.
Anotosaura vanzolinia, also known commonly as Vanzolini's anotosaura, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Bachia bresslaui, also known commonly as Bresslau's bachia, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is native to southern South America.
Colobodactylus dalcyanus, also known commonly as Vanzolini's teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Colobodactylus taunayi, also known commonly as the Taunay teiid or Taunay's teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Neusticurus racenisi, known commonly as Roze's neusticurus or the common Venezuelan water teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to northern South America.
Alopoglossus buckleyi, also known commonly as Buckley's shade lizard and Buckley's teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.
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