Colobodactylus Explained

Colobodactylus (common name: Amaral's teiids) is a small genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to Brazil.^[1]

Species

There are two species in the genus Colobodactylus.

• Colobodactylus dalcyanus - Vanzolini's teiid
• Colobodactylus taunayi - Taunay teiid

Etymology

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

The specific name, taunayi, is in honor of Brazilian historian Afonso d'Escragnolle Taunay (1876–1958).^[3]

Further reading

• Amaral A (1933). "Estudos sobre Lacertilios neotropicos. I. Novos generos e especies de lagartos do Brasil ". Memorias do Instituto Butantan 7: 51–75. (Colobodactylus, new genus, p. 70; Colobodactylus taunayi, new species, pp. 70–71). (in Portuguese).

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Colobodactylus — Amaral's Teiids . Encyclopedia of Life . 19 March 2014.
2. "Colobodactylus darcyanus ". 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. . ("Albuquerque", p. 4; Colobodactylus taunayi, p. 261).