Leiosaurus

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Leiosaurus
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Leiosaurus bellii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Leiosauridae
Genus: Leiosaurus
A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837
Synonyms

Leiosaurus is a genus of lizards in the family Leiosauridae. The genus is endemic to South America. [2]

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Species

The genus Leiosaurus contains the following species which are recognized as being valid: [2]

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

Etymology

The specific name, bellii, is in honor of English zoologist Thomas Bell, and the specific name, paronae, is in honor of Italian zoologist Corrado Parona. [3]

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References

  1. Peracca MG (1897). "Intorno ad un nuovo genere di Iguanide del Brasile ". Bolletino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R[egia]. Università di Torino12 (299): 1-3. (Aperopristis, new genus, p. 1). (in Italian).
  2. 1 2 Genus Leiosaurus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
  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. (Leiosaurus bellii, p. 22; Leiosaurus paronae, p. 201).

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