Vanzosaura

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Gymnophthalminae
Tribus: Gymnophthalmini
Genus: Vanzosaura
Species (3): V. multiscutata – V. rubricauda – V. savanicola

Name

Vanzosaura Rodrigues, 1991: 335

• Type species: Gymnophthalmus rubricauda Boulenger, 1902, by original designation and monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Rodrigues, M.T. 1991. Herpetofauna das dunas interiores do rio São Francisco: Bahia: Brasil. III. Procellosaurinus: um novo gênero de microteiídeos sem pálpebra, com a redefinição do gênero Gymnophthalmus (Sauria: Teiidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 37(21): 329–342. DOI: 10.11606/0031-1049.1990.37.p329-342 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Recoder, R.S., Werneck, F.P., Teixeira Jr., M., Colli, G.R., Sites Jr, J.W. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2014. Geographic variation and systematic review of the lizard genus Vanzosaura (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), with the description of a new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 171(1): 206–225. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12128 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Vanzosaura . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 October 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Red-tailed Spectacled Tejus