Voeltzkowia Explained

Voeltzkowia is a genus of skinks.

Geographic range

The genus Voeltzkowia is endemic to Madagascar.

Species

Three species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Voeltzkowia mira
• Voeltzkowia mobydick
• Voeltzkowia yamagishii

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Voeltzkowia.

The species V. mobydick and V. yamagishii were formerly in the genus Sirenoscincus.

The species formerly known as Voeltzkowia fierinensis, V. lineata, V. petiti, andV. rubrocaudata have been assigned to the genus Grandidierina.^[2]

Etymology

The generic name, Voeltzkowia, is in honor of German biologist Alfred Voeltzkow.^[3]

Further reading

• Boettger O (1893). Katalog der Reptilien-Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main. I. Teil (Rhynchocephalen, Schildkröten, Krokodile, Eidechsen, Chamäleons). Frankfurt am Main: Gebrüder Knauer. x + 140 pp. (Voeltzkowia, new genus, p. 116; V. mira, new species, pp. 116–117). (in German).

Notes and References

1. "Voeltzkowia ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
2. "Grandidierina ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
3. [Oskar Boettger|Boettger]