Colobodactylus dalcyanus

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Colobodactylus dalcyanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Colobodactylus
Species:
C. dalcyanus
Binomial name
Colobodactylus dalcyanus
Vanzolini & Ramos, 1977

Colobodactylus dalcyanus, also known commonly as Vanzolini's teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. [2] The species is endemic to Brazil.

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Etymology

The specific name, dalcyanus, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Dalcy de Oliveira Albuquerque (1902–1982). [2] [3]

Geographic range

C. dalcyanus is found in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. dalcyanus are forest and rocky areas. [1]

Reproduction

C. dalcyanus is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 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). "Colobodactylus dalcyanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T178724A159253476. Retrieved 18 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Colobodactylus dalcyanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 July 2019.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Albuquerque", p. 4).

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