Voeltzkowia yamagishii

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Voeltzkowia yamagishii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Voeltzkowia
Species:
V. yamagishii
Binomial name
Voeltzkowia yamagishii
(Sakata & Hikida, 2003)
Synonyms

Sirenoscincus yamagishiiSakata & Hikida, 2003

Voeltzkowia yamagishii is a species of lizard which is endemic to Madagascar. [1] [2]

Etymology

The specific name, yamagishii, is in honor of Japanese zoologist Satoshi Yamagishi  [ ja ]. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Randriamahazo, H.; Vences, M. (2011). "Voeltzkowia yamagishii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172949A6946762. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172949A6946762.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Voeltzkowia yamagishii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 19 March 2021.
  3. 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. (Sirenoscincus yamagishii, p. 292).