Vanzosaura multiscutata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea

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

Familia: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Gymnophthalminae
Tribus: Gymnophthalmini
Genus: Vanzosaura
Species: Vanzosaura multiscutata

Name

Vanzosaura multiscutata (Amaral, 1933)

• Holotype: MZUSP 40079 (formerly 448.A), adult ♂, collected by Ernesto Garbe on 1908.
• Type locality: “Villa Nova, Bahia, Brasil”.

Combinations

• Gymnophthalmus multiscutatus Amaral, 1933: 73 [original combination]
• Vanzosaura multiscutata — Recoder, Werneck, Teixeira, Colli, Sites & Rodrigues, 2014: 216 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Amaral, A. 1933. Estudos sobre lacertílios neotropicos. I. Novos gêneros e espécies de lagartos do Brasil. Memórias do Instituto Butantan 7: 51–74. BHL
• 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. 

Vernacular names

português do Brasil: Calanguinho-do-rabo-vermelho