Voeltzkowia yamagishii

Voeltzkowia yamagishii
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
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]

References

1. 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).