Phenacosaurus vanzolinii

Phenacosaurus vanzolinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Sauria
Infraorder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Phenacosaurus
Species:	P. vanzolinii
Binomial name
Phenacosaurus vanzolinii E. Williams, Orcés, Matheus & Bleiweiss, 1996
Synonyms^[1]
Phenacosaurus vanzolinii E. Williams et al., 1996 Anolis vanzolinii — Poe, 1998 Dactyloa vanzolinii — Nicholson et al., 2012

Phenacosaurus vanzolinii is a species of lizards in the family Dactyloidae (anoles).

Etymology

The specific name, vanzolinii, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist (and samba composer) Paulo Vanzolini.^[2]

Geographic range

P. vanzolinii is found in Ecuador^[1]

References

1 2 "Anolis vanzolinii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii +296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phenacosaurus vanzolinii, p. 273).

Further reading

Nicholson KE, Crother BI, Guyer C, Savage JM (2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Zootaxa 3477: 1-108. (Dactyloa vanzolinii, new combination, p. 83).
Williams EE, Orcés G, Matheus JC, Bleiweiss R (1996). "A New Giant Phenacosaur from Ecuador". Breviora (505): 1-32. (Phenacosaurus vanzolinii, new species).

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