Gymnodactylus vanzolinii

Gymnodactylus vanzolinii
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Phyllodactylidae
Genus:	Gymnodactylus
Species:	G. vanzolinii
Binomial name
	Gymnodactylus vanzolinii; Cassimiro & Rodrigues, 2009

Last updated April 08, 2024

Gymnodactylus vanzolinii is a species of gecko in the family Phyllodactylidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, vanzolinii, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist and samba composer Paulo Vanzolini.^[2]^[3]

Geographic range

G. vanzolinii is endemic to the Brazilian state of Bahia.^[2]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of G. vanzolinii is unknown.^[2]

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References

↑ Silveira AL et al. (20 authors) (2021). "Gymnodactylus vanzolinii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T54586903A54586905.pt. Accessed on 09 June 2022. (in English and Portuguese).
1 2 3 4 Gymnodactylus vanzolinii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 21 January 2019.
↑ 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. (Gymnodactylus vanzolinii, p. 273).