Heterodactylus lundii explained

Heterodactylus lundii, Lund's teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, lundii, is in honor of Danish paleontologist Peter Wilhelm Lund.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Heterodactylus lundii, pp. 162-163).